Characteristics of school injury among students aged 3 to 18 years in Yantian District
FENG Xiaoli1, LUO Shili1, LI Heng1, LI Zhihao2, HUANG Hongxuan2, CHEN Hanqing1
1. Yantian District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518083, China; 2. Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China
Abstract：Objective To analyze the characteristics of school injury among students aged 3 to 18 years in Yantian District of Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, so as to provide the reference for developing the strategies for prevention and control of school injury. Methods Data of the students aged 3 to 18 years who were initially diagnosed as injury in sentinel hospitals and whose injuries occurred in nurseries, primary or middle schools in Yantian District in 2023, were collected from the Shenzhen Injury Surveillance System. The onset time, places, activities, characteristics and sites of injury were descriptively analyzed. Results A total of 1 681 cases of school injuries among students aged 3 to 18 years were reported in Yantian District in 2023, including 1 182 boys and 499 girls, with a boy-to-girl ratio of 2.37∶1. There were 206 preschool children (12.25%), 856 primary school students (50.92%), 358 junior high school students (21.30%) and 261 high school students (15.53%). The peak months for school injuries were February to June, accounting for 49.97%; the peak time period was from 15: 00 to 18: 59, accounting for 44.68%. The main causes of injuries included falls (41.94%) and blunt injury (33.85%). The activities at the time of injury mainly included leisure activities (57.70%) and physical activities (21.83%). Contusion/abrasion was the main characteristics (49.20%). Mild injury was predominant, accounting for 74.60%, and there was no fatal case. The top three injury sites were the head and neck, upper limbs and lower limbs, accounting for 36.94%, 27.54%, and 24.33%, respectively. Boys had higher proportions of blunt injuries and contusion/abrasion (AR=4.8 and 4.0). The proportion of sports injuries, sprains/strains and lower limb injuries increased with grade (all P<0.05). Conclusions School injury among students predominantly occur in spring when having leisure or physical activities in Yantian District. The main causes of injuries are falls and blunt injury, with boys and primary school students being the high-risk groups.
冯小丽, 罗诗丽, 李衡, 李志浩, 黄泓轩, 陈汉青. 盐田区3~18岁学生校园伤害特征[J]. 预防医学, 2024, 36(12): 1073-1077.
FENG Xiaoli, LUO Shili, LI Heng, LI Zhihao, HUANG Hongxuan, CHEN Hanqing. Characteristics of school injury among students aged 3 to 18 years in Yantian District. Preventive Medicine, 2024, 36(12): 1073-1077.
