在被监禁人口中,与消费品相关的眼损伤的流行病学
David Mothy1, Hassaam S Choudhry1, Aneesh P Reddy2
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Seminars in ophthalmology
|January 9, 2025
概括
与消费品相关的眼睛损伤在被监禁的人群中更为常见,特别是在惩戒劳动和体育运动中. 这凸显了监狱中加强防护眼镜的急需,以防止这些伤害.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 与消费产品相关的眼部损伤是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 了解囚犯等特定人群中的受伤模式,对于有针对性的预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 描述美国 (美国) 监狱人口中与消费品相关的眼损伤的流行病学.
- 确定囚犯眼睛受伤的可预防原因.
主要方法:
- 使用国家电子伤害监测系统 (NEISS) 数据库从2014-2023.
- 识别了使用关键词的监禁案例,例如"监狱"",监狱"",囚犯"和"监禁".
- 在美国监狱和普通人口之间比较人口统计数据,伤害诊断和产品代码.
主要成果:
- 据估计,在2014-2023年期间,美国监禁人口中发生了2683起与消费品相关的眼睛损伤.
- 监禁人员的伤害率较高,涉及非裔美国人,男性,酒精和毒品使用,以及住院治疗.
- 惩罚性劳动 (清洁,接,院子工作) 和体育 (篮球) 在这个人群中占眼睛损伤的显著多数.
结论:
- 监禁人口中眼睛损伤的流行病学与美国普通人口有很大差异.
- 惩罚性劳动和体育活动是惩戒机构中眼睛受伤的主要原因.
- 在这些活动期间,有明确和迫切需要实施和一致使用监禁人员的防护眼镜.
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