Epidemiology of Abusive Head Trauma Among Children in Saudi Arabia

被引：2

作者：

Alanazi, Fahad S. ^{[1
]}

Saleheen, Hassan ^{[2
,3
]}

Al-eissa, Majid ^{[1
,3
,4
]}

Alshamrani, Abdullah A. ^{[1
]}

Alhuwaymani, Ahmed A. ^{[1
]}

Jarwan, Waleed K. ^{[1
]}

Hamaid, Mohammed S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Univ Hlth Sci, Coll Med, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[2] King Abdullah Int Med Res Ctr, Publ Hlth, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[3] King Abdulaziz Med City Riyadh, Natl Family Safety Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[4] King Abdullah Specialized Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

来源：

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE | 2021年 / 13卷 / 10期

关键词：

victims; infant; saudi arabia; children; abusive head trauma; BRAIN-INJURY; INFANTS; OUTCOMES; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.7759/cureus.19014

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Background and objectives: To examine abusive head trauma (AHT) trends using data obtained from hospital-based child protection centers (CPCs) and the distribution of age in months among young children in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted that includes data obtained from 58 hospital-based CPCs in all 13 regions of Saudi Arabia registered in the National Family Safety Registry from 2010 to 2020. AHT cases (n=106) were identified for inclusion in the registry by a daily review of the emergency department logbooks. Results: Over the 11-year period, there was a sharp increase in the number of cases, specifically after 2014, from seven cases per year in 2010 to 16 cases in 2020. AHT affects predominantly children aged 0-12 months (72.6%), followed by 13-24 months (17.9%), 25-36 months (3.8%), 37-48 months (3.8%), and 49-60 months (1.9%). Victims were characterized by a predominance of crying infants (23.6%), past history of abuse (13.2%), a child's chronic disease and disability (7.6%), and prematurity (2.8%). Conclusion: Different training and educational programs need to be performed to raise awareness of AHT. Enacting the pediatrician's mandatory reporting law will improve the rate of reporting cases.

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