Accidents, Occupational ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Humans

Accidents ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Humans ; Safety

Accidents, Traffic ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Humans ; Wounds and Injuries ; epidemiology

Accidents ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Wounds and Injuries ; epidemiology

Accidents, Traffic ; mortality ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Research

Accidents, Occupational ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Poisoning ; epidemiology

Accidents, Occupational ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans

BACKGROUND: Increasing the establishment of integrated management systems (IMSs) is done with the purpose of leaving traditional management methods and replacing them with modern management methods. Thus, the present study sought to analyze the events and investigate the impact of IMS on health and safety performance indices in an Iranian combined cycle power plants. METHODS: This case study was conducted in 2012 in all units of the Yazd Combined Cycle Power Plant on accident victims before and after the implementation of IMS. For data analysis and prediction of indices after the implementation of IMS, descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Chi-square, linear regression, and Cubic tests were conducted using SPSS software. RESULTS: The number of people employed in the power plant in an 8-year period (2004–2011) was 1,189, and 287 cases of work-related accidents were recorded. The highest accident frequency rate and accident severity rate were in 2004 (32.65) and 2008 (209), respectively. Safe T-score reached to below −3 during 2010–2011. In addition, given the regression results, the relation between all predictor variables with outcomes was significant (p < 0.05), except for the variable X1 belonging to the accident severity rate index. CONCLUSION: The implementation of safety programs especially that of IMS and its annual audits has had a significant impact on reducing accident indices and improving safety within the study period. Accordingly, health and safety management systems are appropriate tools for reducing accident rate, and the use of regression models and accident indices is also a suitable way for monitoring safety performance.
Accidents, Occupational ; Linear Models ; Power Plants ; Safety Management ; Statistics as Topic

OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to study the characteristics of injuries in the Emergency Departments.

METHODSAcute injuries of the Emergency Department attendants from Jury 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002 were selected.

RESULTS25,019 cases were sampled. Results showed that injured persons accounted for 17.46% of all emergent cases attending the above hospitals. 81.67% of the injuries were accidental. Sex ratio was 2.0. Young people aged 15-34 years accounted for 50.63% of all the injuries. The leading cause was mechanical injury, followed by traffic accidents and accidental falls. The leading occupation would include workers, followed by farmers and students. The fatality rate was 5.12 per thousand. The number of deaths for young people accounted for 79.69% of all deaths. The number of deaths for motor vehicle accidents took the first place and accounted for 46.88%. The characteristics due to mechanical injury and 11,151 cases of acute poisoning were analyzed.

CONCLUSIONTo develop a surveillance post on injuries in the Emergency Departments of general hospitals are not only necessary, urgent but feasible.

Accidental Falls ; statistics & numerical data ; Accidents, Occupational ; statistics & numerical data ; Accidents, Traffic ; statistics & numerical data ; Emergency Medical Services ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hospitals, General ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Sex Factors ; Wounds and Injuries ; etiology

OBJECTIVETo determine the prevalence of non-fatal injuries among children aged 5-14 years in China.

METHODSData of 21 973 children aged 5-14 years were extracted from the Fourth National Health Service Survey of China carried out between June 15 and July 10, 2008. Injury-related indicators included: history of ever having had an injury, and injury frequency, cause, location and severity.

RESULTSThe overall prevalence of non-fatal injuries among the children in the previous 12 months was 17.0 per 1000 subjects. The leading causes of non-fatal injuries were falls, animal bites, traffic accidents, falling objects and burns. The majority of children sustained only one injury. The main place of injury was at home in 40% and 54% of urban boys and girls, respectively, at school in 48% of rural boys, and at home and at school each in 33% of rural girls. Medical treatment for one day was the main option for 80% of urban boys and girls, 84% of rural boys, and 72% of rural girls.

CONCLUSIONNonfatal injuries among children aged 5-14 years are a serious public health concern in China.

Accidents ; statistics & numerical data ; Accidents, Traffic ; statistics & numerical data ; Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Data Collection ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prevalence ; Rural Population ; Wounds and Injuries ; epidemiology