在新加坡一家儿科三级医院看到的玻璃伤害:一项流行病学研究
Yun Xiu Lam1, Spencer Jia Jie Loh1, Jerome Yung Kang Chan1
1Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Injury
|March 4, 2025
概括
大多数儿童玻璃损伤是无意的,通常是由室内玻璃门引起的. 幸运的是,这些常见的伤中的大多数是轻微的,需要最小的医疗干预.
科学领域:
- 儿科急救医学 儿科急救医学
- 创伤外科 手术 创伤外科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 撕裂是最常见的儿科伤害,需要医生评估.
- 与玻璃相关的伤害是儿童创伤的重要但未被充分研究的原因.
研究的目的:
- 描述新加坡儿童玻璃相关伤害的流行病学和特征.
- 确定常见的原因和伤害模式,以告知预防策略.
主要方法:
- 对儿童患者 (≤18岁) 进行回顾性评估,这些患者在第三级医院的急诊室出现了与玻璃有关的创伤.
- 数据收集包括患者人口统计,受伤情况,受伤的身体部位,受伤严重程度和治疗结果.
- 分析涵盖了从2017年1月1日到2023年7月4日的时间.
主要成果:
- 总共分析了680名患者,平均年龄为6.93岁; 62%是男性.
- 玻璃门是主要原因 (46%),其次是玻璃碎片和面板 (12.5%). 大多数伤害 (95%) 是无意的,发生在室内 (78%).
- 下肢 (37%) 和上肢 (36%) 最常受到影响. 大多数受伤是轻微的 (87.6%),其中11%需要手术,平均住院时间为0.36天.
结论:
- 儿童的玻璃相关伤害很常见,主要是无意的,通常与玻璃门等家居用品有关.
- 虽然大多数伤害是轻微的,但很大一部分需要医疗干预,这凸显了有针对性的预防工作的必要性.
- 这项研究提供了关于新加坡儿科玻璃创伤的关键数据,为临床实践和公共卫生倡议提供了信息.
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