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KMID : 1004620090150010079
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Clinical Nursing Research
2009 Volume.15 No. 1 p.79 ~ p.91
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Characteristics of Children Admitted to a Pediatric Emergency Department Following an Accident
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Yun O Bok
Kang Hae Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of children who visited the pediatric emergency department (PED) following an accident.
Method: Data were obtained from the medical records of 4,010 children who visited the PED from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 13.0 version.
Results: The percentage of children who visited the PED for treatment following an accident was 14.9%. There were more boys (63.5%) than girls. The largest age group for children visiting the PED was preschool aged children. Slip
downs were the most frequent accident (37.1%). The face was the most frequently injured area of the body (26.0%).
Most (93.3%) of the children who visited the PED were classified as non-emergency, 6.5% as emergency and 0.2% as
urgent. About 70.0% of children were examined and 50% of children were medicated. Fifty percent stayed in the PED
department for less than 2 hours, and 88.0% of children were discharged to home. Nine percent were admitted, and
2.2% were transferred to other hospitals.
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest the need for accident prevention education for parents, and the need to develop effective education for clinical nurses working in PED.
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KEYWORD
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Pediatric emergency department, Accident, Children
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