[An epidemiology study on limb injuries in infants aged 0 - 14 years old in Tengzhou area during 1994 - 1998].
OBJECTIVE
To find out epidemiological features on limb injuries in infants.


METHODS
Stratified random sampling was carried out to investigate limb injuries in children aged 0 - 14 years old in four villages and townships, Tengzhou city Shandong province from 1994 to 1998.


RESULTS
Results showed that the total rate of limb injuried was 2.96% with a ratio of male/female 3.20:1. The injury on arms was higher than on legs. The first three leading rates of injuries were falling, hurt by sharp stuff and traffic accidents. The highest rate of injury took place from May to October during the year. The rate of limb injuried seemed to be increasing with a disabled rate of 115.97/100,000.


CONCLUSIONS
Measures should be taken to reduce the rate of injuries, according to the epidemiological findings.
Jiang
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Tengzhou Central People's Hospital, Shandong 277500, China.
Qiu
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Qi
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Zhou
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D000056:Accident Prevention; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male