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

TRAFİK KAZASI SONRASI ACİL SERVİSE BAŞVURAN GERİATRİK HASTALARIN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Ruhuşen KUTLU
Mehmet Zahid MEŞIN
Ramazan KÖYLÜ
Fatma Gökşin CIHAN
Selma PEKGÖR
Mehmet Ali ERYILMAZ
Pages
100–107
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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The traffic accidents occurred most frequently in the spring and summer time (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: 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.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: Of the patients, 64.7% (n = 132) were male and 35.3% (n = 72) were female.
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Introduction: 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

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Giriş: Bu çalışmada hastaneye son bir yıl içinde trafik kazası sonrası başvuran altmış beş yaş üstü hastaların retrospektif olarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Materyal ve Metod: Çalışmaya Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi acil servisine 01 Kasım 2014-30 Ekim 2015 tarihleri arasında trafik kazası sonrası başvuran 204 yaşlı hasta dahil edildi. Bu hastaların sosyodemografik özellikleri, kaza karakteristikleri ve tedavi süreçleri incelendi. Elde edilen veriler istatistiksel testlerle analiz edildi.Bulgular: Acil servise başvuran yaşlı hastaların %64.7'si (n=132) erkek ve %35.3'ü (n=72) kadındı. Trafik kazaları en sık ilkbahar ve yaz mevsiminde meydana gelmiştir (p

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KUTLU, R., MEŞIN, M. Z., KÖYLÜ, R., CIHAN, F. G., PEKGÖR, S., ERYILMAZ, M. A. (2022). EVALUATION OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS ADMITTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DUE TO A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ABSTRACT. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 2, 100–107. https://ajindex.com/articles/624170

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