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  • EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ACUTE HAND INJURIES IN DAILY LIFE IN BEIJING AREA

    Objective To study the composition, distribution, and influencing factors of acute hand injuries in daily l ife in the Beijing area by analyzing the cl inical data from patients with acute hand injuries. Methods Between April 1st 2005 to September 30th 2005, 2 575 patients with acute hand injuries in daily l ife from Beijing area were investigated by questionnaire.The epidemiological factors were analyzed, including gender, age, injury time, injury cause, accident place, injury mechanism, and location. Results The 2 575 patients injuried in daily l ife accounted for 49.2% of all. Most of them were young males, and the male to female ratio was 3.3 ∶ 1. Most of the patients were 21-30 years old. The most common accident place was resting place (43.3%), and next was outdoors (28.8%) and leisure place (20.0%). Accidental injury was the major injury cause, accounted for 51.0%, followed by injury after drinking (16.1%) and violence (15.5%). The major injury mechanism was cutting (52.23%), followed by coll ision (16.04%) and fall ing (15.18%). A total of 2 405 patients were right hander, and handedness affected the distribution of injured hands significantly. Open injuries accouonted for 70.7% of the patients, and the tissues in deep layer were involved in the injury in 54.4% of all.  Conclusion Hand injury in daily l ife is a common problem, which has its own epidemiological features. More appropriate measures should be taken to decrease the incidence.

    Release date:2016-08-31 05:44 Export PDF Favorites Scan
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