A descriptive study of childhood injuries in Kingston, Ontario, using data from a computerized injury surveillance
M Bienefeld1, W Pickett, P A Carr
1Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
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This study analyzed injury data for children aged 0-19 in Kingston, identifying key injury patterns. Household, playground, sports, and bicycle injuries require targeted prevention efforts for child safety.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric injury surveillance
- Public health
- Injury prevention research
Background:
- Childhood injuries pose a significant public health concern.
- Effective injury prevention strategies require accurate data on injury patterns.
- The Kingston and Region Injury Surveillance Program (KRISP) collects vital data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe injury rates among children aged 0-19 years in Kingston and surrounding areas.
- To identify specific patterns of injury for targeted intervention.
- To inform injury prevention program development and evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the Kingston and Region Injury Surveillance Program (KRISP), a component of the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP).
- Analyzed 7572 reported injury events from 1994.
- Calculated injury rates per 1000 children, stratified by sex.
Main Results:
- Overall injury rate was 173.6 per 1000 children (males: 202/1000; females: 143.7/1000).
- Identified four priority injury patterns: household (0-4 yrs), playground (5-14 yrs), sports (10-19 yrs), and bicycle-related (5-14 yrs).
Conclusions:
- Injury surveillance systems like KRISP are crucial for prioritizing interventions.
- Data-driven insights enable the development of effective child injury prevention programs.
- Targeted interventions are needed for specific age groups and injury types to enhance child safety.
Abstract:
This report uses data from the Kingston and Region Injury Surveillance Program (KRISP), a subset of the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), to describe rates and identify patterns of injury among children aged 0-19 years in Kingston and area. During 1994, there were 7572 reported injury events, resulting in an overall rate of 173.6 injuries per 1000 children per year (males: 202 per 1000; females: 143.7 per 1000). Four major patterns of injury were identified as priorities for intervention: 1) household injuries among children aged 0-4 years; 2) injuries occurring on playgrounds to children aged 5-14 years; 3) sports injuries among 10-19-year-old children and youth; and 4) bicycle-related injuries among children 5-14 years of age. Discussion focuses on the use of the surveillance system in prioritizing interventions and evaluating injury prevention programs for this population.
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