EVALUATION OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DUE TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

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dc.contributor.authorMesin, Mehmet Zahid
dc.contributor.authorCihan, Fatma Goksin
dc.contributor.authorPekgor, Selma
dc.contributor.authorKutlu, Ruhusen
dc.contributor.authorEryilmaz, Mehmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorKoylu, Ramazan
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:48:58Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:48:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients aged 65 years and older who were admitted to hospital due to a traffic accident through the last year retrospectively. Materials and Methods: The study included 204 elderly patients admitted to the emergency department of Konya Training and Research Hospital due to a traffic accident between 1st November 2014 and 30th October 2015. The socio-demographic characteristics, accident stories, and treatments of these patients were examined. The data were analyzed by statistical tests. Results: Of the patients, 64.7% (n = 132) were male and 35.3% (n = 72) were female. The traffic accidents occurred most frequently in the spring and summer time (p < 0.001). During winter months, the accidents occurred between 06.00 and 11.59 hours at most, but in other seasons they occurred between 12.00 and 17.59 hours more frequently (p < 0.001). Of the admitted patients, 4.4% (n = 9) lost their lives and 6.9% (n = 14) were hospitalized at the intensive care unit. While 56.4% (n = 115) of the patients were discharged from the emergency department by recovery, 43.6% (n = 89) of the patients were referred to 17 different clinics. Injuries were sustained to one or more parts of the body in 93.1% (n = 190) of the patients. The patients with head trauma had the highest mortality (p. 0.001). Conclusion: New strategies are needed to prevent traffic accidents and to treat geriatric patients more effectively after a traffic accident.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage107en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-2947
dc.identifier.issn1307-9948
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage100en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/17930
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000417398900004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGunes Kitabevi Ltd Stien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal Of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAccidentsen_US
dc.subjectTrafficen_US
dc.subjectHealth Services For The Ageden_US
dc.subjectInpatienten_US
dc.subjectPrognosisen_US
dc.titleEVALUATION OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DUE TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENTen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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