• C Yan, H Dong, Y Xu, S Zhang, Y Wang, W Zhu, S Yao, Z Yang, J Cao, and X Liang.
• Sanitation and Anti-epidemic Station of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang 050011, China.
• Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2000 Jul 1;34(4):206-8.

ObjectiveTo comprehend current status of injury in the residents of Shijiazhuang city and to lay a foundation for prevention from injury.MethodsA retrospective study on injury in the 21,544 residents of two and six rural villages was conducted by multi-stage stratified sampling.ResultsStandardized incidence rate of injury was 4.21% in Shijiazhuang city, higher in the rural than in the urban areas and higher in men than in women. The top three causes of injuries were traffic accidents, falls and poisoning. Traffic accidents and poisoning ranked the first place in the urban areas and in the rural areas, respectively. Falls occurred mostly in those aged less than 14 years and more than 60 years. Gas poisoning and traffic accidents occurred more often in those aged 15 - 34 years and traffic accidents ranked the first in the age group of 35 - 59 years old. Standardized mortality rate of injury was 48.78 per 100,000, higher in the rural than in the urban areas. Standardized mortality rate of suicide was the highest with 23.21 per 100,000 in the countryside and that of traffic accidents ranked the next. In average, 22 years of potential life lost, 17 work years of potential life lost and nine valued years of potential life lost for each death were caused by injury. Disability rate caused by injury was 1.1 percent. Direct economic loss for each case with injury cost 679.98 RMB yuan. Incidence rate for traffic accidents ranked the highest and the most severe in all injuries.ConclusionInjury has become an important public health problem harmful to the people's health.

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