The incidence of injury presentations to emergency departments: what we don't know can hurt us.
Affiliation
National Suicide Research Foundation, 1 Perrott Avenue, College Road, Cork. Sarah.Meaney@nsrf.ieIssue Date
2012-01MeSH
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Incidence
Ireland
Male
Middle Aged
Population Surveillance
Wounds and Injuries
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The incidence of injury presentations to emergency departments: what we don't know can hurt us. 2012, 105 (1):18-21 Ir Med JPublisher
Irish Medical JournalJournal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
22397208Abstract
The incidence of injury presentations to emergency departments in the Republic of Ireland has not been established. Data were collected relating to all injuries that presented on every eighth day in July-December 2005 to the three hospitals in Cork City. In total, 2,967 injury presentations were recorded. The total, male and female age-adjusted rate of injury presentations was 11,322, 13,933 and 8,550 per 100,000, respectively. The peak male rate was among 15-29 year-olds (26,735 per 100,000), 2.5 times the female rate in the same age range (10,719 per 100,000). The peak female rate was among over 85 year-olds (18,543 per 100,000). Place of injury, activity at time of injury and underlying substance/object causing injury were unspecified for 44%, 46% and 43% of recorded injuries. Improving the recording of injury data needs to be prioritised in Irish emergency departments ideally in conjunction with the development of a national injury surveillance system.Item Type
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0332-3102Collections
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