The analysis of injured and poisoned patients during the construction of urbanization and industrialization from 1998 to 2002.
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the causes of injury and poisoning during construction of urbanization and industrialization and to explore proper measures.


METHODS
The data of the patients with injury and poisoning during construction of urbanization and industrialization treated in out hospital from 1998 to 2002 were retrospectively analyzed.


RESULTS
The number of discharged patients of injury and poisoning accounted for 29.2% of the total number (49800) of discharged patients in the corresponding period in our hospital, which was greater than that of other city and county hospitals, and accounted for 94.3% of the total number (15,411) of discharged patients of the Surgery Department in the corresponding period in our hospital. Injuries caused by motor vehicle traffic accidents, cutting and piercing instruments or objects, homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons and accidental falls held 78.9%. The number of the inpatients in 2002 increased by 83.3% compared with that of 1998, the number of injured and poisoned inpatients increased by 76.1% and these patients aged mainly at age of 15-39 years, holding 80.1%. In a year, the peak period of trauma patients was in summer because of hot weather; the fewest in February for the floating people went home for Spring Festival holidays.


CONCLUSIONS
During construction of rural urbanization and industrialization, injuries and poisoning increase evidently and are the main tasks of surgical management. So to raise its treatment level and therapeutic effect is a key point.
Chen
Wei-qun
WQ
Longgang Central Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518116, China. chenweiqun47@yahoo.com.cn
Tu
Chang-di
CD
Liang
Shu-hui
SH
Zhong
Xiao-ni
XN
Mai
Gui-shan
GS
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D002423:Cause of Death; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014507:Urbanization