Falls from height in childhood in Diyarbakir province: a questionnaire study combined with clinical data

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dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Aslan
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Ali
dc.contributor.authorTatli, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorBasogul, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorOzer, Nuri
dc.contributor.authorKahraman, Recep
dc.contributor.authorSalcan, Tarik
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:33:59Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND In Diyarbakir, the rate of falls from height increases during summer months since people sleep on the unprotected balconies and roofs of their houses. We aimed to determine the frequency of falls from height and the related risk factors. METHODS We used questionnaire method and clinical data in this study. The questionnaire was administered in 1445 residences. Clinical data were obtained from files of patients hospitalized due to trauma in the Neurosurgery Clinic of Dicle University over the last six years. RESULTS In this questionnaire study, it was determined that 246 people had fallen, their average age was 15.4 years, 98% of them had fallen accidentally (mostly from 3.6 m height in summer months), mortality was 6.9%, and the prevalence of falls from height over the previous six years was 472/100,000. Of 464 patients who were hospitalized during the last six years, 326 were cases of fall from height and 59% of these patients were falls from a roof. The average age of these patients was 8.9 years, and average height of the fall was 4.2 m. CONCLUSION Falls from height, particularly from roofs in Diyarbakir, remain a serious problem in terms of public health.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage284en_US
dc.identifier.issn1306-696X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid19562552
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-67649628248
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage277en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/20912
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000265562100015
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherTurkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgeryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUlusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectQuestionnaireen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectRoofen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectHead Traumaen_US
dc.subjectResidence Featuresen_US
dc.subjectCosten_US
dc.subjectFall Heighten_US
dc.titleFalls from height in childhood in Diyarbakir province: a questionnaire study combined with clinical dataen_US
dc.titleFalls from height in childhood in Diyarbakir province: a questionnaire study combined with clinical data
dc.typeArticleen_US

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