Accidents of the everyday life (AcVC) about children from 0 to 15 years old at Mali

Abstract

To study the epidemiologic profile AcVC about children from 0 to 15 years old at SUC of HUC GARIEL TOURE. Method: Retrospective and explorative study on a duration of two years. The population of our study was children victim of AcVC whatever the causes during this study period. The clinical classification of patients to the emergencies allowed a useful categorization to judge their gravity. Results: During two years of study, we have collected 960 cases of AcVC about children from 0 to 15 years old (on 44524 consultations); what accounted for 2.16% of the reasons for consultation to SUC for the same period. Old sections 4-7 years and 12-15 years were the most represented with respectively 28.65% and 31.98%, the male sex was the most touched either 63.8% of cases with a sex-ratio of 1.7. The AcVC had occurred out of residence in the most of cases either 79.79%. The not provided education children were most touched either 33.44% of cases. The accident of the public highway was the most frequent cause either 49.48% of cases and the cranial traumatism the most frequent lesion whith 42.81%. Evolution was favorable in 90.7% of cases. The cost of assumption of responsibility varied according to the causes of the AcVC, globally the average was 25,926.43 FCFA with extreme going from 10,000 to 100,000 FCFA (1 euro= 655 FCFA). Conclusion: At the end of our study, we say that the AcVC in the children of 0-15 years remain a main issue of public health. Its assumption of responsibility préhospitaliere and hospitable is far from being optimal.