当地的烟花限制和眼睛创伤
Luke Harrison1, Philina Yee1, Miel Sundararajan1
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
JAMA ophthalmology
|December 14, 2023
概括
烟花会导致视力受到威胁的伤害,在烟花合法的地方,眼部创伤的几率更高. 当地禁令可能会稍微减少烟花伤害,但为了更好的预防,需要进一步的研究.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 创伤外科 手术 创伤外科
背景情况:
- 烟花是视力危害伤害的重要原因之一.
- 当地立法在减轻与烟花有关的眼睛创伤方面的有效性尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 评估当地烟花法规与眼睛创伤发生率之间的关联.
- 为了比较与烟花相关的眼睛受伤的几率在有和没有烟花禁令的地区.
主要方法:
- 在一级创伤中心进行了为期8年的 (2016-2022) 病例控制研究.
- 分析了230名患有眼部创伤的患者,以烟花禁令居住状态作为主要暴露.
- 为了评估受伤风险,计算了几率比率 (OR) 和95%置信区间 (CI).
主要成果:
- 与烟花相关的眼睛创伤的几率在烟花合法地区的居民中高出2.0倍,相比于禁区 (P=.01).
- 年轻的患者 (<18岁) 和男性患者的烟花伤害几率明显更高.
- 与烟花相关的伤害更有可能危及视力 (57%) 与非烟花伤害 (40%) 相比.
结论:
- 当地的烟花禁令似乎与烟花相关的眼睛创伤的适度减少有关.
- 尽管存在这种关联,但仍需要进一步的研究来确定更大程度地减少伤害的策略.
- 立法和公众宣传活动可以在预防这些可预防的伤害方面发挥作用.
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