OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology of @entity2194 in @entity1 15 years and younger who underwent evaluation during a 5-year period in the emergency department of a tertiary referral center in northeastern Colombia. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of @entity1 15 years and younger. Records of 393 @entity1 with 415 incidents of @entity4858 were included in the study, of whom 22 were initially treated for bilateral @entity2194 . RESULTS: Most @entity1 (64.9%) were @entity1 . The highest proportion of @entity130 (44.4%) occurred at home, followed by streets and roads (28.6%). Blunt (35.1%) and sharp (22.6%) objects represented the most frequent causes of @entity130 . @entity130 were far more frequent than @entity542 for @entity1 (82.4% vs 17.6%) and @entity1 (83.8% vs 16.2%). Of those with closed-globe @entity130 , 253 @entity130 (80.0%) registered an initial visual acuity of greater than 20/60, whereas 31 @entity542 (52.5%) registered an initial visual acuity of less than 20/400. Most closed-globe @entity130 (223 [92.1%]) did not cause any final @entity227 in the affected eye, whereas 26 @entity542 (55.3%) caused severe @entity227 or @entity1939 . CONCLUSIONS: Most of the accidents reported in this study could have been avoided; the data demonstrate a clear need for primary prevention and control measures.

Epidemiology of XXXX in a northeastern Colombian region.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'girls', 'boys'] @entity2194 :: ('MESH:D005128', 'Disease') :: ['ocular trauma'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['visual impairment'] @entity542 :: ('MESH:D006259', 'Disease') :: ['open-globe injuries'] @entity4858 :: ('MESH:D005131', 'Disease') :: ['eye injury'] @entity1939 :: ('MESH:D001766', 'Disease') :: ['blindness'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Closed-globe injuries', 'injuries', 'trauma']
@entity2194 :: (MESH:D005128,Disease) :: ['childhood ocular trauma']
