Analysis on the characteristics of injuries from the Chinese National Injury Surveillance System,2010

Objective To analysis the injury characteristics,using data from the National Injury Surveillance System(NISS),2010,to develop a injury prevention strategy.Methods 129 hospitals from 43 surveillance points in NISS were selected according to the DSP sample framework,also considering the capacity of local CDC.Results Relative information on 607 805 cases were analyzed.The number of male cases were more than females(1.88∶ 1).The top three causes of injuries were as followed:falls(30.97%),traffic-related(22.56%),and blunt injuries(20.37%).The major places where injuries occurred were:road/street(29.84%),at home(24.24%).Recreation activities(44.35%) and at work(20.05%) were the two major activities when injuries took place.Most injury cases were unintentional(88.25%) and mild(72.42%).Conclusion Male injury cases were more than females.Falls,road traffic-related and blunt injuries were the major causes,with most of them were unintentional and mild;the number of cases 2010 collected from NISS is larger than the year 2006-2009 respectively and the characters of the cases is stable.