Objective To analyze the prevalence of injury based on the community health service centers' (CHSC) reports in Pudong new area of Shanghai in 2011 and to provide references for developing measures of injury control in students aged 5-19 years.
Methods The injured students reported by the CHSCs in 2011 were surveyed and descriptive analysis was applied to the data. The characteristics of age, gender, injury types as well as causes, places and activities at the time of injury occurrence were analyzed.
Results Of the 1 948 reported cases, the ratio of male to female was 2.57:1, the age ranged from 5 to 19 years mean age& #177;sd, (11.86& #177;4.38)years. The leading three types of injury were contusion (42.35%), sharp injury (31.72%), and sprain or strain (14.94%). The leading three causes of injury were fall (55.39%), cut (22.38%), and blunt injury (11.45%). About 33.06% of in juries in selected students occurred at school, and 47.43% of injury activities were leisure activities.
Conclusion The major type of injuries in students is fall at school. Intervention for fall-related injuries should be a top priority.
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