TITLE:
Epidemioclinical Aspects of Childhood Domestic Accidents in the Emergency Department of Boffa Hospital
AUTHORS:
Bangoura Mmah Aminata, Kolié Ouo Ouo, Bangoura Kaba, Camara Salématou Hassimiou, Diop Mamadou Moustapha, Touré Oumar Deen, Camara Emmanuel, Diallo Fatoumata Binta, Bémy Pé Néabey, Touré Mariame Oumar
KEYWORDS:
Domestic Accidents, Children, Hospital, Prefecture, Boffa, Guinea, Conakry
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.13 No.6,
November
29,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Domestic accidents are defined as accidents that occur in the home or
its immediate surroundings. Objective: To describe the epidemioclinical
and therapeutic aspects. Patients and Methods: Prospective, descriptive
study from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 in the emergency department of Boffa
prefectural hospital included all children aged 0 to 15 years admitted for domestic accidents. Results: Of 120 cases of accidental trauma, 56 were domestic accidents. The mean
age was 7.08 years. The 0 - 5 and 11 - 15 age groups were the most represented (35.71%). The sex ratio was 1.55
in favor of boys. Domestic accidents were represented by falls (26.78%),
thermal burns (21.43%), snakebite wounds (17.86%) and dog bites (10.71%),
drowning (5.36%), and electrification by lightning (3.60%), one case
or 1.78% of each of the following: esophageal foreign body by palm nut,
firearm, wall collapse, stretching of upper limb. Paracetamol was the molecule
most frequently used (89.28%). The outcome was favorable in 92.86% of cases.
However, four (4) deaths were recorded. Conclusion: Domestic accidents
remain a significant pathology at Boffa prefectural hospital.