Espitia-Hardeman Victoria, Rocha Julio, Clavel-Arcas Carme, Dahlberg Linda, Mercy James A, Concha-Eastman Alberto
The Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2007 Jun;14(2):69-75. doi: 10.1080/17457300701272557.
This article describes the epidemiology of injuries collected in the Injury Surveillance System in Leon Hospital in Nicaragua. A total of 6659 persons were treated for injuries in 2004. It was discovered that 88% of all injuries were unintentional, 9% involved interpersonal violence, 2% were self-inflicted and 0.2% was undetermined. Men accounted for 64.7% of the cases, with the highest rate among 20 - 24 year olds (5625.8 per 100,000 inhabitants). Among women, the highest rate was in those aged 64 years and older (5324.2 per 100 000 inhabitants). The most common mechanisms were falls (33.9%), blunt force (26.8%), cut/pierce/stab (15.1%) and transportation-related (12.8%). These results indicate the need to identify prevention strategies for those injuries that were most commonly treated in emergency, such as unintentional falls among older women, self-inflicted poisoning among young women and blunt force and transportation-related injuries among young men.
本文描述了尼加拉瓜莱昂医院伤害监测系统中收集到的伤害流行病学情况。2004年共有6659人因受伤接受治疗。研究发现，所有伤害中有88%为意外伤害，9%涉及人际暴力，2%为自残，0.2%情况不明。男性占病例的64.7%，20至24岁年龄段的发病率最高（每10万居民中有5625.8例）。在女性中，64岁及以上年龄段的发病率最高（每10万居民中有5324.2例）。最常见的致伤机制是跌倒（33.9%）、钝器伤（26.8%）、切割/穿刺/刺伤（15.1%）和与交通相关的伤害（12.8%）。这些结果表明，有必要针对急诊中最常见的伤害确定预防策略，比如老年女性的意外跌倒、年轻女性的自残中毒以及年轻男性的钝器伤和与交通相关的伤害。
