Oboirien Muhammad
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Trauma Centre, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2013 Apr-Jun;10(2):172-5. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.115047.
Paediatric trauma has become a major cause of mortality, disability and socioeconomic burden in developing countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) projects that by 2020 it will be the leading disease globally. This study described the pattern of paediatric injuries seen at a regional trauma center in North West, Nigeria.
Trauma centre of a tertiary hospital in North-Western Nigeria.
A retrospective look at the trauma register for records of paediatric trauma from January to December 2010 was performed. Information obtained include age and sex, causes and pattern of injury. The limit of 16 years was set for paediatric in our centre.
The numbers of paediatric trauma seen over the 12-month period were 567 out of a total of 3984 trauma cases representing 14.2%. The number of males was 407(71.8%) and females were 160(28.2%) with M: F ratio of 2.5:1. The mean age was 7.77 and standard deviation of 0.19. Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) and Domestic injuries representing 44.8 and 42.0%, respectively, were the commonest causes of injuries. Laceration and bruises, head injuries including extremities were the commonest types of injuries seen.
Road traffic accidents and domestic injuries as common causes of paediatric trauma need to be 'addressed by the authorities' so as to reduce the burden of trauma on the vulnerable children in our society.
在发展中国家，儿童创伤已成为死亡、残疾和社会经济负担的主要原因，世界卫生组织（WHO）预计到2020年它将成为全球首要疾病。本研究描述了尼日利亚西北部一家区域创伤中心所见的儿童损伤模式。
尼日利亚西北部一家三级医院的创伤中心。
对2010年1月至12月儿童创伤记录的创伤登记册进行回顾性研究。获取的信息包括年龄、性别、损伤原因和模式。我们中心将儿童年龄上限设定为16岁。
在12个月期间所见的儿童创伤病例有567例，占创伤病例总数3984例的14.2%。男性407例（71.8%），女性160例（28.2%），男女比例为2.5:1。平均年龄为7.77岁，标准差为0.19。道路交通事故（RTA）和家庭伤害分别占44.8%和42.0%，是最常见的损伤原因。撕裂伤和瘀伤、包括四肢在内的头部损伤是最常见的损伤类型。
道路交通事故和家庭伤害作为儿童创伤的常见原因，需要当局加以解决，以减轻我们社会中弱势儿童的创伤负担。
