MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2003 Aug 29;52(34):812-6.
As the U.S. population ages, public health efforts have expanded to ensure the independence, function, and safety of older adults. Such efforts focus on consequences associated with the normal aging process. The incidence and consequences of violent victimization are assumed to be a problem of young populations and not an area of concern among older populations, and little data are available to monitor the incidence or consequences of violence-related injuries among older adults. To characterize serious injuries from physical assaults among older adults, CDC analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System-All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicate that approximately 33,000 persons aged > or =60 years in the United States were treated in hospital emergency departments (EDs) for nonfatal assault-related injuries in 2001, with injuries occurring disproportionately among persons aged 60-69 years. NEISS-AIP data can increase the understanding of nonfatal physical assault-related injuries among older adults and guide the development and evaluation of prevention strategies.
随着美国人口老龄化，公共卫生工作已得到扩展，以确保老年人的独立性、功能和安全。此类工作聚焦于与正常衰老过程相关的后果。暴力受害的发生率及后果被认为是年轻人群的问题，而非老年人群体所关注的领域，并且几乎没有数据可用于监测老年人中与暴力相关伤害的发生率或后果。为了描述老年人遭受身体攻击造成的严重伤害，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）分析了国家电子伤害监测系统-全伤害项目（NEISS-AIP）的数据。本报告总结了该分析结果，结果表明2001年美国约有33000名年龄≥60岁的人因非致命性攻击相关伤害在医院急诊科接受治疗，其中60至69岁人群的受伤情况尤为突出。NEISS-AIP数据有助于增进对老年人非致命性身体攻击相关伤害的了解，并指导预防策略的制定和评估。
