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. 2017;5(1):e10.
Epub 2017 Jan 8.

Epidemiological Pattern of Injuries in Iran; a Nationwide Review of Seven Million Emergency Department Admissions

Mohammad Haji Aghajani  1 , Mashyaneh Haddadi  2 , Soheil Saadat  3
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Epidemiological Pattern of Injuries in Iran; a Nationwide Review of Seven Million Emergency Department Admissions

Mohammad Haji Aghajani et al. Emerg (Tehran). 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Globally, it is estimated that around 5.8 million people die annually as result of injuries, which causes 10% of all deaths and 16% of disability adjusted life years lost worldwide. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of injuries in emergency departments in Iran.

Method: This cross sectional study was carried out using national injury surveillance data registry from 21 March 2009 to 20 March 2014.

Results: 7,176,344 patients with the mean age of 27.5 ± 17.8 years were registered to 657 EDs (70.6% male). Road Traffic Crash (RTC) was the most common cause of injury (31.0%) followed by hit (28.2%) and fall (10.1%). While roads were the commonest place of injuries, 34.0% of patients have been injured at home. More than 90% of injuries were unintentional. Assault and suicide attempt were causes of injury in 5.6% and 3.9% of patients, respectively.

Conclusion: This paper addresses where prevention measures are most urgently needed and offers insights which could be useful for injury prevention programs in Iran and other developing countries.

Keywords: Epidemiology; accident prevention; epidemiological monitoring; mortality; multiple trauma; wounds and injuries.

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Figure 1
Age and sex distribution of the injured patients.
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Figure 2
The relative frequency of causes of injury during the study period (Dotted lines represent decreasing trend, dashed lines represent increasing trend and solid lines are used for steady trend), y axis is in logarithmic scale; RTC: road traffic crash
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Figure 3
Distribution of common causes of injury according to place of occurrence; RTC: road traffic crash
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Figure 4
The leading causes of injury in different age groups (y axis is in logarithmic scale).
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Figure 5
Male to Female ratio of patients in different age groups according to the cause of injury.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Mortality rate in emergency department per 100 cases according to the age group; RTC: road traffic crash
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