Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of injuries among the children aged 3-6 years visiting to sentinel hospitals during 2009-2011 in Hangzhou, and to provide basis for scientific and effective prevention and control measures.
Methods A unified record card was used to register new injury cases in 3 sentinel hospitals selected in Hangzhou. EpiData 3.02 software was used to set up a database to analyze the distributions of site, activity, type, severity, and gender among children aged 3 to 6 years.
Results A total of 884 injury children aged 3-6 years were admitted by the 3 sentinel hospitals. The injuries occurred mostly at home in summer, followed by autumn, in leisure time and sports activities. The top 2 types of the injuries included animal attack (44.00%) and slip (fall) injury (30.77 %). Most were minor (80.54%) injures. There were statistically significant differences in injury sites (P < 0.01), activities (P < 0.05), causes (P < 0.01), and severity (P < 0.01) between different genders.
Conclusion To reduce injury incidence, targeted preventive measures, such as safety education, should be carried out according to local conditions and the characteristics of children at 3-6 years of age.
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