KMID : 0363420070210020035
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics 2007 Volume.21 No. 2 p.35 ~ p.50
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A Clinical Study of the Pediatric Patients Who Visited in Emergency Room of Oriental Medical Hospital
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Baek Jung-Han Seo Jeong-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives:The purpose of this study was to revitalize pediatric emergency care in oriental medical hospital.
Methods: The study was composed of 281 pediatric patients who visited emergency room of the ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ university oriental hospital, from March 2006 to February 2007.
Results:The age distribution showed that 1 to 3 year¡¯s patients(40.6%) are the most New pediatric patients(59.1%) were more than who received medical treatment in this place. The seasonal distribution of between month¡¯s section and the 24 solar terms¡¯s section made no differences and pediatric patients who visited in emergency room was most in spring, least in autumn. Moreover the changes of season¡¯s patients were more than others. Pediatric patients who visited during the weekends and holidays(50.9%) were more than during the weekdays(49.1%). Systemic division of the major problems were the digestive symptoms(44.5%) and nervous symptoms(30.6%), respiratory symptoms(12.5%), musculoskeletal symptoms(5.3%), dermatological symptoms(1.8%), cardiovascular symptoms(0.7%) and others(4.6%) followed. The time interval between arrival and onset : within 6 hours were the most(54.5%). Pediatric patients who had digestive, nervous, musculoskeletal diseases within 6 hours were the most, but in the case of patients who had respiratory diseases, most of them were visited within 48 hours. Acting and herb-med treatment(77.9%) were the most in medical treatments. Pediatric patients(69.0%) who didn¡¯t revisit in this hospital after treatment in emergency room were more than who revisited(29.9%).
Conclusion:Pediatric patients who visited in emergency room of oriental medical hospital were most not acute form of a serious diseases, patients most visited in disease prefer to oriental medicine; such as dyspepsia, convulsions, crying, ankle sprain. Further studies will be needed for the actual circumstance¡¯s reflecion from this hospital and other oriental hospitals nearby or other western emergency rooms for the accurate studies.
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KEYWORD
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pediatrics patients, emergency room, oriental hospital
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