An analysis on children injuries with different age groups from Jiangsu injury surveillance system / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To learn the epidemiological characteristics of children injuries with different age groups through data from Jiangsu Injury Surveillance System.Methods We collected children cases (aged <18 years) in surveillance hospitals from 2006—2014. Descriptive analysis was conducted with the demographic characteristics, causes, locations and body parts. Results During 2006 to 2014, 61367 cases of children injuries were collected which accounting for 12.06% of all injury cases. Male cases were 1.9 times higher compared to females. The top three leading causes of children injuries were fall (39.61%) , traffic injuries (16.92%) and animal injuries (15.33%) . Main locations causing children injuries were at home (39.57%) , road/street (21.08%) and school/public place (19.81%) .Mainly activities of children injuries were leisure activities (64.91%) and driving or taking transportation (13.92%) .The top three injuries occurred in the head (31.98%) , the upper limb (31.60%) and the lower limb (24.63%) . Conclusion Children injury is a major social and public health problem and can be prevented. Education should be carried out for children in different age groups and genders.