Watt G M, Ozanne-Smith J
Monash University Accident Research Centre, Clayton, VIC.
Med J Aust. 1994 Jun 20;160(12):790-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1994.tb125948.x.
To describe the epidemiology of non-fatal injuries sustained by young Victorians requiring hospitalisation, and to provide baseline data to establish and evaluate injury prevention programs.
The Victorian Inpatient Minimum Database, as modified for use by Monash University Accident Research Centre.
A five-year (July 1986 to June 1991) retrospective epidemiological study of 56,209 15-24-year-olds admitted to Victorian public hospitals because of injury.
The annual Victorian hospital admission rate of 15-24-year-olds with injuries was 1609 per 100,000. The major causes of admission were, in order of frequency, transport injuries, falls (excluding falls in sport), sports injuries, assault, and self-inflicted injuries. The cost to the Victorian community in hospital expenditure is at least $31.5M per year. Of these injuries, 73.9% were unintentional; however, intentional self-inflicted and assault injury rates were higher for both adolescents (15-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years) compared with other age groups.
High rates of injury for young people have been found, imposing a considerable burden on the community. As many injuries are preventable, the risk factors warrant further investigation. In particular, control measures could help reduce sports, transport-related and intentionally inflicted injuries.
描述维多利亚州需要住院治疗的非致命性伤害的流行病学情况，并提供基线数据以建立和评估伤害预防项目。
经莫纳什大学事故研究中心修改后使用的维多利亚州住院患者最小数据集。
一项为期五年（1986年7月至1991年6月）的回顾性流行病学研究，研究对象为56209名因受伤入住维多利亚州公立医院的15至24岁患者。
维多利亚州15至24岁受伤患者的年住院率为每10万人中有1609人。入院的主要原因按频率依次为交通伤害、跌倒（不包括运动中的跌倒）、运动伤害、袭击和自残伤害。维多利亚州社区每年在医院支出方面的费用至少为3150万美元。在这些伤害中，73.9%是无意造成的；然而，与其他年龄组相比，青少年（15至19岁）和年轻人（20至24岁）的故意自残和袭击伤害率更高。
已发现年轻人的伤害发生率很高，给社区带来了相当大的负担。由于许多伤害是可以预防的，因此风险因素值得进一步调查。特别是，控制措施有助于减少运动、交通相关和故意造成的伤害。
