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Aim: We aimed in this study to present the data of patients applied to our emergency department with penetrating trauma. Material and method: Cases that applied to Fırat University Emergency Department with penetrating trauma were prospectively evaluated. The age, gender, time of the trauma, type of trauma, time after trauma, mode of arrival to the emergency room, vital signs, type and area of trauma, injury severity score, Glasgow Coma Scale, duration of stay in the emergency department, consultations, the department the patient stay, duration of hospitalization and results were recorded. Results: We evaluated 593 patients applied to our emergency department with penetrating trauma. 477 (80,4%) of them were male, and the mean age was 26,43±16,49 yr. The people with the ages between 17-44 years were the most commonly injured group and males were more commonly affected than women. The most common cause of the injury was stab wounds (49,3%). The most common time of exposure to injury was between 13:00-16:59 hours. The most common part of the body exposed to injury were upper extremities (44,5%). Most of the cases were discharged from emergency department as cured (68,8%). The hospitalization ratio was 28,5%, and the mortality rate was 1,3%. Conclusion: The most common group exposed to penetrating trauma were young adult males. We believe that this study is important because of its contribution to the epidemiologic data of penetrating traumas in our country

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