Analysis on the characteristics of injuries from the Chinese National Surveillance System in Anhui,2011

Objective To analyze the injury characteristics,with data from the Chinese National Surveillance System( NISS),2011,for developing an injury prevention strategy. Methods 6 hospitals from two surveillance points in NISS were selected. Those people who visited the selected hospitals first time and were diagnosed injury can be objects. Results There were 22 545 injury cases in total,and the ratio of males to females was 1. 86: 1. The top three cause of injuries were falls( 27. 83%),traffic- related( 26. 86%),and blunt injuries( 19. 61%). The major places where injuries occurred were road / street( 33. 24%),at home( 22. 17%). Recreation activities( 33. 87%) and taking vehicles( 23. 48%) were the two major activities when injuries took place. Most injury cases were unintentional( 89. 00%) and mild( 71. 31%). Conclusion Male injury cases were more than females. Falls,traffic- related and blunt injuries were the major causes,with most of them were unintentional and mild; the characteristics of the cases is stable.