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KMID : 0363420140280040030
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2014 Volume.28 No. 4 p.30 ~ p.44
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A Clinical Study of the Pediatric Patients Who Had Visited the Emergency Room (ER) at the Oriental Medical Hospital
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Kim Ji-Eun
Baek Jung-Han
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Abstract
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Objectives: By analyzing data of the pediatric patients who had visited the emergency room of the oriental medical hospital, we can understand their characteristics and diseases. The purpose of this study was to introduce the excellence of the Oriental medicine, to develop various treatments, and to revitalize pediatric emergency care at the oriental medical hospital.
Methods: The study was composed of 334 pediatric patients who had visited the emergency room of the ○○ university
oriental hospital from January 2011 to December 2013.
Results: 1. It has showed that between 7 to 12 years old patients (27.8%) were the most common age populations. 2. The number of pediatric patients was increased during February. According to the weekly distribution data, the number of pediatric patients who had visited on Sunday was the highest (28.7%). Also, the number of pediatric patients who had visited the ER between 21 to 24 hours (29.0%) was the highest. 3. The two major reasons for inpatient hospitalization were digestive and nerve-related symptoms. Nerve-related symptoms were the most common in infants while digestive symptoms were the most common in other child development stages. 4. The duration of time interval from the onset of symptoms to the ER visit was most commonly within 6 hours (50.3%). An acupuncture and herbal medication treatment (70.1%) were the most common medical treatments. The majority of the pediatric patients (95.5%) were discharged after their medical treatments.
Conclusions: A serious acute illness was not the most common reason for the ER visit among the pediatric patients. The most common disease states that have preferred to be treated with the oriental medicine were dyspepsia, crying, facial palsy, and ankle sprain. We have to introduce the excellence of the oriental medicine. We also need to try developing other treatments such as magnetic acupuncture, aromatherapy, and revitalizing pediatric emergency care at the oriental medical hospital.
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KEYWORD
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Pediatric patients, Emergency room, Oriental medical hospital
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