臺灣地區學齡前兒童頭部外傷之探討

A Study of Head Injury in Preschool Children in Taiwan

邱文達(Wen-Ta Chiu) ； 蔡宛真(Wan-Chen Tsai) ； 蔡卓城(Cheuk-Sing Choy) ； 邱弘毅(Hung-Yi Chiou) ； 謝屈平(Khoot-Peng Cheah) ； 蔡維謀(Wai-Mau Choi) ； 劉永弘(Yung-Hung Liu)

《中華民國急救加護醫學會雜誌》 14卷1期 (2003/03) Pp. 7-12

https://doi.org/10.30018/JECCM.200303.0002

摘要

In this study, a total of 1,030 pre-school children with head injuries were collected from 31 hospitals in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien, from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2001, The male to female ratio was 1.67. Falls (60%) and traffic accidents (24.7%) were the two leading causes of injury among pre-school children. The results of this study showed that the rates of falls from height ＞1m, heights ＜1m, and slip (or stumbles) were 19.3%, 34.8% and 40.2%, respectively. Among traffic accidents, pedestrian acci-dents had the highest incidence rate (36.2%), followed by motorcycle-related accidents(31.7%). In this study, we also found that 83.6%(815) of pre-school children had mild head injuries, 10.5% had moderate injuries, and 5.9% had 5.9% had severe injuries. Although head injuries in pre-school children cannot be completely eradicated, most are preventable.

關鍵字

學齡前兒童 ； 頭部外傷 ； 跌落 ； 車禍

並列摘要

In this study, a total of 1,030 pre-school children with head injuries were collected from 31 hospitals in Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung and Hualien, from July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2001, The male to female ratio was 1.67. Falls (60%) and traffic accidents (24.7%) were the two leading causes of injury among pre-school children. The results of this study showed that the rates of falls from height ＞1m, heights ＜1m, and slip (or stumbles) were 19.3%, 34.8% and 40.2%, respectively. Among traffic accidents, pedestrian acci-dents had the highest incidence rate (36.2%), followed by motorcycle-related accidents(31.7%). In this study, we also found that 83.6%(815) of pre-school children had mild head injuries, 10.5% had moderate injuries, and 5.9% had 5.9% had severe injuries. Although head injuries in pre-school children cannot be completely eradicated, most are preventable.

並列關鍵字

preschool children ； head injury ； falls ； traffic injury