Epidemiological characteristics of injury cases from hospital-based surveillance in Jinhua / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To understand the epidemiological characteristics of injury in Jinhua from 2014 to 2018,and to provide scientific basis for formulating injury intervention and prevention measures.@*Methods@#The information of injury cases from three sentinel hospitals in Jinhua from 2014 to 2018 was collected through Zhejiang chronic diseases surveillance and management system. Descriptive analysis was conducted on the demographic characteristics,causes and time distribution of injury surveillance cases.@*Results@#A total of 38 052 injuries were reported from 2014 to 2018,with 1.55 men for every woman. The average age of injury cases was（37.21±20.46）years,and increased year by year（P<0.05）. The age of injury cases mainly concentrated in 25-44 years,with 13 880 cases accounting for 36.48%. The main occupation were migrant workers,with 17 694 cases accounting for 46.50%,and workers,with 6 441 cases accounting for 16.93%. The top five causes of injury were falls（13 555,35.62%）,blunt injuries（9 785,25.72%）,traffic injuries（4 990,13.12%）,stabs or cuts（4 830,12.69%）and animal injuries（2 661,6.99%）. The high incidence of injury lay in July to September,with 11 131 cases accounting for 29.25%. @*Conclusion@#The top cause of injury in Jinhua from 2014 to 2018 were fall. Males,migrant workers and people aged 25-44 years were at high risk of injury.