Monitoring on injuries in Jiangsu sentinel hospitals, from 2006 to 2013
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2015.08.018
- VernacularTitle:江苏省2006-2013年哨点医院伤害监测
- Author:
Wencong DU
1
;
Jie YANG
;
Jinyi ZHOU
;
Yongqing ZHANG
;
Zhan SHI
;
Lixia ZHAO
;
Ming WU
Author Information
1. 江苏省疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Injury;
Sentinel hospital;
Surveillance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2015;36(8):852-856
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the characteristics on injuries,using data from the Jiangsu sentinel hospitals,from 2006 to 2013,to develop a injury prevention strategy.Methods Data was collected from the ‘National Injury Monitoring Report Card' of six sentinel hospitals from two surveillance points from 2006 to 2013.Results Information from 448 778 cases was analyzed.The numbers of male cases outnumbered the females,with sex ratio as 1.72:1.The top five causes of injuries were as follows:falls (27.21％),traffic-related (26.23％),blunt (17.50％),knife/sharp instrument (13.87％) and animal injury (6.59％).Injuries mainly occurred in June,July and August,at 8 to 10 O'clock in the morning.The major places where injuries occurred were road/street (31.58％),home (23.47％),industries and construction sites (21.38％).Recreation activities (36.12％),driving vehicle (25.26％),and at work (24.78％) were the major activities when injuries took place.Most injury cases were unintentional(92.65％) and deliberately(violence/attack) (6.36％).Conclusion All the injuries showed an yearly increase,from 2006 to 2013,with main causes as falls and traffic-related ones.Injuries among teenagers and the elderly should be paid special attention to,with targeted interventions taken.
