Battenhouse M A, Nazif M M, Zullo T
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia.
ASDC J Dent Child. 1988 Jan-Feb;55(1):68-71.
The emergency room records of 1,456 children who were treated at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh with any oral complaint, during a single calendar year, were reviewed with the data entered into a computer. The data were tabulated and statistically analyzed. Trauma (676 visits) was responsible for 46 percent of the total visits, with boys representing a significantly higher percentage of trauma visits than girls (440 vs 236). The total number of trauma visits was also significantly higher for the youngest age-group (birth to three years). Soft-tissue injuries represented a substantially higher percentage of trauma cases (58 percent), compared with dental injuries (35 percent) and bony injuries (3 percent). Emergency dental services are a viable part of emergency services in major population centers; emergency care is an essential component of overall dental services.
对匹兹堡儿童医院在一个日历年里因口腔问题接受治疗的1456名儿童的急诊室记录进行了审查，并将数据输入计算机。数据被制成表格并进行了统计分析。创伤（676次就诊）占总就诊次数的46%，其中男孩在创伤就诊中所占比例明显高于女孩（440次对236次）。最年幼年龄组（出生至三岁）的创伤就诊总数也明显更高。与牙齿损伤（35%）和骨损伤（3%）相比，软组织损伤在创伤病例中所占比例要高得多（58%）。急诊牙科服务是主要人口中心急诊服务的一个可行组成部分；急诊护理是整体牙科服务的一个重要组成部分。
