Frequency and Etiology of Pediatric Trauma, Experience at Tertiary Care Hospital

Authors

Muhammad Kashif Bashir
Aisha Ishtiaq Department of Pediatric Surgery, Mayo Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shazia Bashir Department of Trauma and Rehabilitation, Nasjon University of Health and Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Pediatric, Trauma, Etiology, Outcome, Management, Mortality

Abstract: Objective: To determine etiology and spectrum of trauma in children and to make recommendations for its prevention.

Materials and Methods: This Hospital based Retrospective observational study was conducted in department of pediatric surgery King

Edward medical university / Mayo hospital Lahore from March 2021 to February 2022. All patients presented in Pediatric Surgical emergency

King Edward Medical University/ Mayo Hospital Lahore were included in this study. Data regarding age, gender, mechanism and severity of

trauma and its management was analyzed and recorded on a prescribed Performa.

Results: During the study period a total of 3850 patients having trauma were presented in pediatric surgical emergency. There were

2206(57.3%) male patients and 1644(42.7%) females with male to female ratio of 1.3:1. Majority of children affected were 8 to 10 years age.

Burn trauma was noted in 2400(62.3%) while 1450(37.7%) patients have poly trauma due to different etiological factors. Regarding burn

trauma, majority of patients 1620 (67.5%) were having scald burn injury.Pedestrians (260(17.9%) hitting with motor vehicle was noted to be

major mechanism of trauma.

Conclusion: Motor vehicle collision is most common mechanism of pediatric trauma.There is a need for parental education and strict

implementation of traffic laws to prevent trauma at pediatric age group.