Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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The Incidence and Patterns of Unintentional Injuries in Daily Life in Korea: A Nationwide Study

우리나라 생활안전영역의 비의도적 손상 발생률 및 발생 양상

  • Park, Kun-Hee (Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management) ;
  • Eun, Sang-Jun (Health Insurance Review Agency) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Jung (Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management) ;
  • Lee, Chae-Eun (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) ;
  • Park, Doo-Yong (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute) ;
  • Han, Kyoung-Hun (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Yoon (Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Seok (Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management)
  • 박건희 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실) ;
  • 은상준 (건강보험심사평가원) ;
  • 이은정 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실) ;
  • 이채은 (한국보건사회연구원) ;
  • 박두용 (산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 한경훈 (산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 김윤 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실) ;
  • 이진석 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실)
  • Published : 2008.07.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of unintentional injuries in Korean daily life and to describe the pattern of unintentional injuries. Methods: The study population was the people who used the National Health Insurance because of injuries (ICD code: S00$\sim$T98) during 2006. The stratified sample according to gender, age and the severity of injury (NISS, New Injury Severity Score) was randomly selected. The questions on the questionnaire were developed as a reference for an international classification tool (ICECI, International Classification of External Causes of Injury). The questions included the locations of injury, the mechanisms of injury and the results of injury. Moreover, we used age, gender, region and income variables for analysis. Results: The CIR of unintentional injuries that occurred in daily life for 1 year per 100,000 persons was 17,606, and the CIR of severe injuries was 286. Many injuries were occurred at home (29.6%), public places (19.0%), school (13.7%) and near home (12.0%). The major mechanisms of injuries were slipping (48.8%), contact (14.0%), physical over-exertion (13.8%), and fall (6.6%). Infants and old aged people were vulnerable to injuries, and those who lived rural area and who were in a low income level were vulnerable too. Conclusions: We signified the risk groups and risk settings of unintentional injuries in Korean daily life. These results could contribute to establishing strategies for injury prevention and implementing these strategies.

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