Objective To investigate the epidemiological characteristics of injury cases in Songjiang district for providing the bases to sponsor measures to prevent and control the occurrence of injury.
Methods The medical histories of injury cases treated for the first time(excluding the dog bite injury cases)in Songjiang district Jan 1st 2009 to Dec 31st 2009 were collected. Information was transcripted according to the items on the form of National Sentinel Surveillance of Injury, and then analyzed.
Results A total of 48630 cases were analyzed, the sex ratio(male∶female)was 1.75∶1. The largest proportion of injuried people was 15-39 year in age(52.86%). Most of them were transportation equipment operators and relevant workers(23.76%). Permanent residents of Shanghai were accounted for 42.35%, while non-permanent residents were 57.65%. Injury often occurred in Jul to Sep(30.03%), the peak number was at the mid of July. The three leading causes were falls(39.22%), strike by blunt objects(23.31%), and traffic accident(19.81%). The locations of occurrence were street/ traffic road, home/community, industrial and construction sites accounted as:27.17%, 22.27% and 20.15%, respectively.
Conclusion The priority list on injury prevention were avoidance of fall, strike by blunt object, and traffic accidents. Corresponding strategy for intervention and comprehensive preventive measures should be implemented to prevent the occurrence of different kinds of injury among various population groups.
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