Child Victims of Road Traffic Accidents: Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects in the Medical and Surgical Emergency Department of the Donka National Hospital  

作　　者：Ibrahima Sory Diallo Mamadou Moustapha Diop Amadou Oury Toure Mamadou Aliou Doukouré Aîssata Barry M’mah Aminata Bangoura Mariama Sadjo Diallo Abdoulaye Oumare Diallo Salimatou Hassimiou Camara Thierno Mamadou Aliou Touré Ouo Ouo Kolié Mohamed Lamine Diallo Fatoumata Binta Diallo Ibrahima Sory Souaré Ibrahima Sory Diallo;Mamadou Moustapha Diop;Amadou Oury Toure;Mamadou Aliou Doukouré;Aîssata Barry;M’mah Aminata Bangoura;Mariama Sadjo Diallo;Abdoulaye Oumare Diallo;Salimatou Hassimiou Camara;Thierno Mamadou Aliou Touré;Ouo Ouo Kolié;Mohamed Lamine Diallo;Fatoumata Binta Diallo;Ibrahima Sory Souaré(Institute of Child Nutrition and Health, Conakry, Guinea;Department of Pediatrics, Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea;UNICEF-Guinea, Community Health Section, Conakry, Guinea;Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea)

机构地区：[1]Institute of Child Nutrition and Health, Conakry, Guinea [2]Department of Pediatrics, Donka National Hospital, Conakry, Guinea [3]UNICEF-Guinea, Community Health Section, Conakry, Guinea [4]Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

出　　处：《Case Reports in Clinical Medicine》2024年第3期63-72,共10页临床医学病理报告（英文）

摘　　要：Introduction: Children involved in road accidents most often suffer head or limb injuries. The severity of these injuries varies according to the age of the child, the type of road user and whether or not protective devices are used. The aim of this study was to carry out a census of admissions and to identify the epidemiological and clinical profile of children involved in road traffic accidents at Donka National Hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of children involved in traffic accidents over a 3-month period from September 1 to November 30, 2021. All children admitted to the emergency department for a traffic accident were included in the study. Results: During the study period, 435/530 children (82.1%) were victims of road accidents. Boys accounted for 54.94% of cases, compared with 45.06% for girls. The age group most affected was 12-17 years old (48.97%). October had the highest accident rate (36.4%). Pedestrians are most affected (52.87%). Bicycles and mopeds were involved in 59.77% of accidents. Head injury was the most frequent pathology (33.33%). The study showed that 12.64% of victims were referred to intensive care, pediatric surgery, etc. We recorded 8 cases of death (1.84%). Conclusion: This study highlighted the characteristics, incidence and risk factors for accidents in children admitted to emergency departments. Accident prevention, particularly serious accidents in children, requires more precise knowledge of the factors and circumstances leading to their occurrence.Introduction: Children involved in road accidents most often suffer head or limb injuries. The severity of these injuries varies according to the age of the child, the type of road user and whether or not protective devices are used. The aim of this study was to carry out a census of admissions and to identify the epidemiological and clinical profile of children involved in road traffic accidents at Donka National Hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of children involved in traffic accidents over a 3-month period from September 1 to November 30, 2021. All children admitted to the emergency department for a traffic accident were included in the study. Results: During the study period, 435/530 children (82.1%) were victims of road accidents. Boys accounted for 54.94% of cases, compared with 45.06% for girls. The age group most affected was 12-17 years old (48.97%). October had the highest accident rate (36.4%). Pedestrians are most affected (52.87%). Bicycles and mopeds were involved in 59.77% of accidents. Head injury was the most frequent pathology (33.33%). The study showed that 12.64% of victims were referred to intensive care, pediatric surgery, etc. We recorded 8 cases of death (1.84%). Conclusion: This study highlighted the characteristics, incidence and risk factors for accidents in children admitted to emergency departments. Accident prevention, particularly serious accidents in children, requires more precise knowledge of the factors and circumstances leading to their occurrence.

关 键 词：CHILD ACCIDENT Public Highway Donka 

分 类 号：R72[医药卫生—儿科]