Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Health, sa.2, ss.128-140, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
Abstract
Objective: To evaluating of pediatric physical trauma cases
and determination of affecting factors.
Method: This study, which is descriptive type, applied to the
children aged 0-18 who had trauma and their parents who
accepted to participate to this study between September 2014
and June 2015 in the emergency service of Erzurum Regional
training and research hospital. For gathering data a Question
Form, Pediatric Trauma Scoring and Glaskow Coma Scale
were used. Acquired data was analyzed by percentage
distribution, average, variance, t- test and chi square. Ethic
principles were considered during the study.
Results: The average of trauma of the children was 7.95+3.18.
It was determined that those who are one year old or younger
(p<.05) and studying in primary or secondary schools (p<.05)
had major traumas and the level of trauma was affected by
their mother’s working conditions (p<.01) and father’s ages
(p<.05). It was also determined that children of nonworking
mothers (p<.01) and the fathers aged 23-35 (p<.05) had major
traumas significantly. The coma levels of the children who had
multiple traumas p<.001), trauma in chest p<.001), trauma
occurring from traffic accidents (p<.05), one year and younger
age (p <.001), do not go to school (p <.001), the only child in
the family (p <.01) were significantly lower. It was found out
that there was a positive strong relationship between children’s
coma and trauma levels.
Conclusion: It was determined that the children had serious
traumas at home, on the streets and at schools. Moreover, it
requires the interventions to alleviate the trauma seriousness
and to recover coma in parallel with recovery of the level of
trauma. It might have positive effects on this topic that
families, school managements and teachers are informed and
their awareness of taking protective measures to prevent
accidents are raised.
Keywords: Child, nurse, trauma