Objective To explore the injury types and characteristics of children hospitalization with accidental injuries in a tertiary general hospital in Guangdong Province,and to provide important data evidences for reducing accidental injuries in children.Methods Children hospitalization of accidence in 2019-2021 from a tertiary general hospital were analyzed.The X2 test analysis was used for comparing different years,sources of patients and age difference between accident types.Results 1 561 children were hospitalized due to accidental injuries.The top three reasons were falling,traffic accidents and external inju-ries.There are significant differences among age groups and types of accident harm(x2=186.606,P＜0.001),and significant differences among different damage rate of surgery(x2=45.017,P＜0.001).The children who underwent surgery after injury were most likely to fall(72.3％).The accidental injuries occurred at home accounted for 88.8％,and therein the upper limb injuries were the main injuries(67.8％).Conclusion Accidental injuries in children's hospitalization are mainly caused by falls,traffic accidents,and external injuries.Targeted prevention should be carried out according to the types of injuries in differ-ent age groups,especially falls,which are the most harmful types of injuries in terms of incidence rate and surgical rate.There-fore,prevention and control should be emphasized.
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