TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban paediatric trauma due to stab wounds
T2 - An Israeli hospital experience
AU - Abu-Kishk, Ibrahim
AU - Vaiman, Michael
AU - Eshel, Gidon
AU - Lotan, Gad
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - Objective: To assess the incidence and types of stab wounds to hospitalized children and adolescents. Subjects: The sample consisted of patients, age 6-18 years, who were admitted to our hospital with sustained injury between 1991 and 2007. Results: In total, 83 patients were admitted as a result of penetrating (n = 51) and superficial (n = 32) injuries. Eighty-two were hospitalized, and one was declared dead upon arrival. Only 11 patients were hospitalized during the 1991-2000 period, and 71 during the 2001-2007 period. Ten patients were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU); 23 patients were operated (hospital mortality = 0). Evacuation time (time from injury to hospital) was 10 min (mean time; maximum 35 min). Conclusion: This study found higher rates of hospitalization compared with those over a decade ago. These rates reflect not only changes in hospitalization trends and/or population growth in the hospital area but also an increase of urban violence. Israeli hospitalization system deals with paediatric trauma effectively, being well trained because of permanent terrorist activity.
AB - Objective: To assess the incidence and types of stab wounds to hospitalized children and adolescents. Subjects: The sample consisted of patients, age 6-18 years, who were admitted to our hospital with sustained injury between 1991 and 2007. Results: In total, 83 patients were admitted as a result of penetrating (n = 51) and superficial (n = 32) injuries. Eighty-two were hospitalized, and one was declared dead upon arrival. Only 11 patients were hospitalized during the 1991-2000 period, and 71 during the 2001-2007 period. Ten patients were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU); 23 patients were operated (hospital mortality = 0). Evacuation time (time from injury to hospital) was 10 min (mean time; maximum 35 min). Conclusion: This study found higher rates of hospitalization compared with those over a decade ago. These rates reflect not only changes in hospitalization trends and/or population growth in the hospital area but also an increase of urban violence. Israeli hospitalization system deals with paediatric trauma effectively, being well trained because of permanent terrorist activity.
KW - Israel
KW - Paediatrics
KW - Stab wounds
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01310.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01310.x
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C2 - 19397549
AN - SCOPUS:66749137522
SN - 0803-5253
VL - 98
SP - 1201
EP - 1204
JO - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
JF - Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics
IS - 7
ER -