Abstract:

Objective To reveal the characteristics and regularity of unintentional injuries among children of the tropical island on the basis of the investigation and analysis of the epidemiological characteristics of unintentional injuries among children in HaiKou, to improve local unintentional injuries prevention level.Methods A dedicated survey record was established, the epidemiological information of unintentional injuries among children from 2012.1.1-2014.12.31 was collected in four third-grade class-A and second-grade class-A hospitals in HaiKou City.Results There were 2006 cases of unintentional injuries, with the male: female ratio 1.25:1. The number of male injury was more than female in 5-14 years group（P<0.05）,there was no difference in 1-4 years group （P＞0.05）, the children of 1-4 years group were the most of trauma，the number of children was decreased with aging（P<0.05）. From July to August and January to February more trauma occurred. Unintentional injuries occurred more at home in the rural children than urban children（P<0.01）, less at school and on road（P<0.05）. Falling and the incidence of traffic accidents occurred more in the urban children than rural children, drowning and burns were less（P<0.05）. The top three causes of death were drowning, falling and road traffic injuries .The prognosis of unintentional injuries had statistical significance in different groups（P<0.05）.Conclusion The epidemiological characteristics of unintentional injuries as drowning and traffic accidents among children were different from other areas. Government, schools, hospitals and parents should develop new effective options for prevention on the basis of the epidemiological characteristics of unintentional injuries among children to ensure the health of children.