Epidemiological characteristics of students' injuries in Songjiang District of Shanghai
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2023.05.011
- VernacularTitle:上海市松江区学生伤害病例特征分析
- Author:
Xiuqin CHEN
1
;
Huifen MA
1
;
Ye RUAN
2
;
Lishu HUANG
1
Author Information
1. Injury Department of Shanghai Songjiang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Shanghai 201620 , China
2. Geriatric Health Department of Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Shanghai 200336 , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Student;
Injury;
Surveillance;
Epidemiological characteristics
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2023;34(5):52-55
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the distribution characteristics of injuries among students in Songjiang district, Shanghai, and to provide data support for preventing injuries among students. Methods Data of injury cases among school students in Songjiang from 2017 to 2019 were collected from the National Injury Surveillance System (NISS), and the demographic characteristics, injury occurrence and clinical characteristics of injuries were analyzed. Results A total of 13 877 cases of injuries in school students were reported from 2017-2019, with a sex ratio of 1.94:1. The education level of the injured students was mainly primary school. The peak incidence months of student injuries were May (9.97%) and November (9.67%). Falls (50.83%) were the leading cause of student injuries, and the top three places of student injuries were at home (30.08%), in schools and public places (28.11%) and on roads/streets (22.97%). The top three activities at the time of the injury were leisure activities (34.62%), sports activities (18.50%), and taking transportation(17.68%). The top three injury types were bruise/scratch (42.94%), sprain/strain (28.67%) and sharps/bite/open injury (13.53%). The common injury parts were lower limbs (38.39%), head (27.82%) and upper limbs (24.88%). Conclusion The prevention of injuries in school students in Songjiang should focus on male students and low age students, and targeted injury prevention and control work for students of different ages should be carried out.