Evaluation of the fall-related trauma cases applied to our pediatric emergency department;Çocuk acil ünitemize düşme nedeniyle başvuran travma olgularinin deǧerlendirilmesi

Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-216

  Güzel, Ahmet ^a   Karasalihoǧlu, Serap ^a   Küçükuǧurluoǧlu, Yasemin ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Child, preschool; Glasgow coma scale; Pediatric emergency; Wounds epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HEAD INJURY; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PARENT; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PARENTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 34548604913     PISSN: 1306696X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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