Analysis of minor injuries cases in Jiangsu Province from 2015 to 2021
Objective To investigate the occurrence and characteristics of minor injury cases in Jiangsu Province from 2015 to 2021,providing basis for developing strategies and measures for preventing Injury among minors.Methods All the first diagnosed injury cases of minors aged 0-17 years reported by outpatient and emergency departments of injury surveillance sentinel hospitals in Jiangsu province from 2015 to 2021 were collected and analyzed.The content includes general information of patients,basic in-formation and clinical information of injury cases,and information of the reporting persons.We used the composition ratio to describe the distribution characteristics of injuries.And rank sum test were used to compare the differences in the severity of minor injuries between different categories.Results A total of 98 954 cases of minor injuries were collected from 12 sentinel hospitals in 5 monitoring points in Jiangsu Province from 2015 to 2021,with 60 380 were males(61.02%).The ratio of male to female was 1.57∶1.Most injuries were caused by animal bite,drop and blunt,respectively accounted for 35.38%,32.00%and 10.81%.August to October of each year is the peak season for minor injuries.The distribution of in-juries caused by different reasons were varied in different months.Injuries in different age groups were mainly occurred at home,accounting for 78.13%(0-<4 years old),68.00%(4-<7 years old),52.98%(7-<13 years old),and 36.27%(13-17 years old).The proportion of minor injuries aged 7 and above occurred in schools and public places were increased to those aged 7 and below,with 84.96%and 15.04%respectively.The main activity of injury was leisure,accounting for 66.88%.Conclusions Most minor injuries in Jiangsu Province were male,mainly caused by animal bite and occurred at home in summer and autumn.Safety education and protection should be carried out.