TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the epidemiologic and clinic profiles of domestic accidents in children
JO  - African journal of paediatric surgery
A1  - Benmassaoud, Zineb
A1  - Balde, Fatoumata Binta
A1  - Oudghiri, Zineb
A1  - Charki, Mohammed Tazi
A1  - Abdellaoui, Hicham
A1  - Atarraf, Karima
A1  - Afifi, My Abderrahmane
SP  - 65
EP  - 67
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Domestic accident (DA) is any harmful accidental event that occurs suddenly in the home or its immediate surroundings. Our study aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the epidemiological and clinical profiles of DAs in children and their management. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a mixed descriptive study, comparing DAs occurring during the COVID-19 lockdown and the same period of the previous year. We exhaustively included all children aged from 0 to 15 years admitted for DAs. <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence of DAs remains above 50% in both groups. The average age was 7 years and boys were more affected. Before the COVID-19 lockdown, the most common mechanism encountered was accidents on the public highway 20.75%, while during the lockdown, it was represented by falls from a high place with a height of 2 m or more. During the lockdown, 33.86% of patients consulted after more than 24 h of the trauma. Supracondylar fractures and burns remained the most frequent. In all cases, the cumulative frequency of fractures decreased during the lockdown. The COVID-19 lockdown had no impact on patient's management. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 lockdown has negatively increased the consultation delay. However, it has considerably reduced the incidence of fractures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0189-6725
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajps.AJPS_49_21
ID  - ref1
ER  -