Traumatic Events in an Urban and Rural Population of Children, Adolescents and Adults in Babylon Governorate-Iraq Jasim Ali Abbas, Hameed Imad Hadi*, Hapeep Moustafa Ali College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq *Corresponding Author E-mail: imad_dna@yahoo.com
Online published on 26 March, 2018. Abstract In our study a total of 130 cases were included who admitted in the Hillah Teaching Hospital from 1st October 2016 to 30th Mach 2017. Distribution of trauma cases according to age groups (1–10, 11–20, 21–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–80, 81–90) and gender male and female were 19(17.43%), 27(24.77%), 37(33.94%), 13(11.93%), 7(6.42%), 3(2.75%), 1(0.92%), 1(0.92%), 1(0.92%), 1(0.92%) respectively in male and recorded 6(28.57%), 5(23.81%), 6(28.57%), 0(0.00%), 2(9.52%), 1(4.76%), 0(0.00%), 1(4.76%), 0(0.00%) respectively in female. Our study also distributed all trauma cases according to age groups and marital status (married, single, widower, and single (child) were 53(40.77%), 41(31.54%), 2(1.54%) and 34(26.15%) respectively. Distribution of trauma cases according to gender and type of trauma (combat\war zone, disasters, crime, vehicle accidents, and mixed) were 8(6.15%), 33(25.38%), 16(12.31%), 55(42.31%), and 18(13.85%) respectively. Also distributed all trauma cases according to type of trauma and age groups (1–10, 11–20, 21–30, 31–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, 71–80, 81–90) were 24(18.46%), 32(24.62%), 44(33.85%), 13(10.00%), 9(6.92%), 4(3.08%), 1(0.77%), 2(1.52%), and 1(0.77%) respectively. This study also included distribution of persons injured (trauma) during period 2010–2016. Top Keywords Trauma, prospective study, Type of trauma, Combat\war zone, Disasters, Crime, Vehicle accidents. Top |