| Yazarlar (3) |
Doç. Dr. Ertuğrul GÖK
Dicle Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Recep Fedakar
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Süleyman Sivri
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Background Foreign body aspiration (FBA) in childhood is a common and fatal accident. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency and epidemiological characteristics of child deaths as a result of FBA. Methods In this retrospective study, autopsy reports of pediatric cases were investigated by the Council of Forensic Medicine, Diyarbakir Group Chairmanship, Morgue Department between 2005 and 2014. The analysis of the research data was done with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results A total of 6309 forensic autopsies were performed between the years examined, 0.8%(n= 51) of them were child deaths due to foreign body aspiration. The average age of the cases was found to be 2.10±2.90, 90.2% of them are in the 0-4 age range. 60.8% of the cases are male. 82.4% of the aspiration material is vegetative products. In terms of foreign body localization, obstruction was found in both main bronchus distal in 45.1% of the cases. Conclusion It is thought that increasing the awareness of parents and professional caregivers against foreign body aspiration and having received first aid training may lead to a decrease in the incidence and mortality rates. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg |
| Dergi ISSN | 0007-5922 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q4 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 04-2021 |
| Cilt No | 71 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 115 / 127 |
| Makale Linki | http://mitt-klosterneuburg.com/show.php?v=71&i=4 |
