Epidemiological Pattern of Injuries in Iran; a Nationwide Review of Seven Million Emergency Department Admissions
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine,
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017),
1 January 2017
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Page e10
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v5i1.113
Abstract
Introduction:Â Globally, it is estimated that around 5.8 million people die annually as result of injuries, which causes 10% of all deaths and 16% of disability adjusted life years lost worldwide. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of injuries in emergency departments in Iran.
Method:Â This cross sectional study was carried out using national injury surveillance data registry from 21 March 2009 to 20 March 2014.
Results: 7,176,344 patients with the mean age of 27.5 ± 17.8 years were registered to 657 EDs (70.6% male). Road Traffic Crash (RTC) was the most common cause of injury (31.0%) followed by hit (28.2%) and fall (10.1%). While roads were the commonest place of injuries, 34.0% of patients have been injured at home. More than 90% of injuries were unintentional. Assault and suicide attempt were causes of injury in 5.6% and 3.9% of patients, respectively.
Conclusion:
This paper addresses where prevention measures are most urgently needed and offers insights which could be useful for injury prevention programs in Iran and other developing countries.
- Epidemiology
- wounds and injuries
- epidemiological monitoring
- multiple trauma
- mortality
- accident prevention
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