Analysis of circumstances and consequences surrounding nasal trauma in children

Mieczysław Chmielik, Anna Bielicka, Maciej Brandt, Karolina Frydel, Monika Bednarska, Aleksandra Doroszewska, Anna Kaniewska

Summary
The aim of our work was to analyse the circumstances surrounding trauma to the nose in children. We estimated the most common causes of nose injuries in children, the frequency of the nasal injuries by age, primary consequences of the injuries and the accessibility of ENT help in these cases. We examined children aged from 6 months to 11 years with nasal trauma, who were admitted to the laryngological emergency service in the hospital. The patients were divided into three groups, according to their age. Nasal injuries were most frequent in the group of 7 to 11 year – old children. The most frequent causes of injures were falls during crawling on all fours and playing in the first group, playing with other children in the second group, and accidents at school in the third group. Bleeding from the nose, oedema of the soft tissue, and lividity of the nasal region were the most common clinical signs.

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