Hall J R, Reyes H M, Meller J L, Loeff D S, Dembek R G
Department of Surgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612-9985, USA.
J Trauma. 1995 Sep;39(3):487-91. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199509000-00015.
It is our hypothesis that there has been a dramatic increase in penetrating injuries in children. The purpose of this study is to verify this "new" epidemic in children and to note some of its characteristics.
We performed a 7-year retrospective review of the trauma registry at our urban pediatric (< 16 years of age) trauma center (UPTC).
The percentage of admissions due to penetrating injuries at our UPTC has gradually risen over the past 7 years primarily due to gunshot wounds. In 1992 and 1993, compared to 1987 and 1988, the incidence of penetrating injuries has increased from 20 to 36% in all children and from 45 to 66% in the 12-to-15-year-old age group.
Injuries due to penetrating trauma have, indeed, increased to epidemic proportions.
我们的假设是儿童穿透性损伤急剧增加。本研究的目的是证实儿童中的这种“新”流行情况，并指出其一些特征。
我们对我们城市儿科（<16岁）创伤中心（UPTC）的创伤登记进行了为期7年的回顾性研究。
在过去7年中，我们UPTC因穿透性损伤入院的百分比逐渐上升，主要原因是枪伤。与1987年和1988年相比，1992年和1993年，所有儿童穿透性损伤的发生率从20%增加到36%，12至15岁年龄组从45%增加到66%。
穿透性创伤导致的损伤确实已增加到流行程度。
