Epidemiological characteristics of inpatient injury surveillance cases in Shouguang city from 2020 to 2022
Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of inpatient injury cases in Shouguang city from 2020 to 2022,and provide objective evidence for injury prevention and control and the formulation of intervention policies.Methods The case information reported in the injury inpatient information management system from January 2020 to December 2022 was collected and sorted out.According to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision(ICD-10)classification of diseases,the demographic characteristics,clinical information,time,location,activ-ity,the intention and mechanism of the injury surveillance cases were analyzed.Results A total of 9 670 hospitalized inju-ry cases were reported in Shouguang city from 2020 to 2022,with a reported incidence of 284.37/100 000.There were 5 360 males and 4 310 females,with a male to female ratio of 1.24:1.Cases have been reported in all age groups,and the incidence of injuries increased with age,especially≥45 years old.The top three body parts of injury were lower limbs,up-per limbs and head.The nature of injuries was mainly fracture,superficial injury and visceral injury.The outcome of injury was mainly healing and improving.Injuries occurred most frequently in July,followed by August and May,and the least in February.And the high-risk periods were 10:00,8:00 and 9:00.Occurrence locations were mainly roads/streets,home and architectural place.The top three occurred causes of injury were blunt injury,unspecified injury and puncture/sharp inju-ry.Conclusions The inpatient injury cases in Shouguang city are mainly male,≥45 years old,and blunt injury.Health ed-ucation should be done well.At the same time,it is necessary to strengthen multi-department collaboration,give full play to the effectiveness of big data,improve the injury monitoring system,and take active and effective measures to prevent the occurrence of injuries.