Gorman D R, Ramsay L J, Wilson G S, Freeland P
Lothian Health, 148 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RS.
Public Health. 1999 Nov;113(6):285-9. doi: 10.1016/s0033-3506(99)00181-x.
All 17330 Accident and Emergency Department (A and E) attendances following injury (67% of all A and E attendances by residents of the EH54 postcode (the town of Livingston) at St John's Hospital during 1995 and 1996 were examined to study local accident epidemiology. The overall annual injury attendance rate for males (245.7/1000) and females (148.0/1000) and sex and age group analyses show recognised patterns reflecting occupation and domestic circumstances. Higher attendance rates were associated with greater deprivation and living close to the hospital. The unique injury coding system used by the hospital offers the potential to highlight particular injury types occurring within population sub-groups. When linked with primary care and out-of-hours centre data, this could be useful in targeting preventive activities; this will be facilitated in this hospital, which will become part of a 'combined' acute and primary care trust from April 1999.
对1995年和1996年期间圣约翰医院EH54邮政编码区（利文斯顿镇）居民在事故与急诊部（A&E）的所有17330次受伤就诊情况（占该医院A&E就诊总数的67%）进行了检查，以研究当地的事故流行病学。男性（245.7/1000）和女性（148.0/1000）的总体年受伤就诊率以及性别和年龄组分析显示出反映职业和家庭情况的公认模式。较高的就诊率与更贫困以及居住在医院附近有关。医院使用的独特伤害编码系统有可能突出人群亚组中发生的特定伤害类型。当与初级保健和非工作时间中心的数据相联系时，这可能有助于确定预防活动的目标；1999年4月起将成为“综合”急性和初级保健信托一部分的这家医院将为此提供便利。
