Epidemiology of trauma in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman

Objective: Trauma is one of the main causes of losing effective life among the populations. Knowing the pattern of trauma in each country can be considered as the first step in planning preventive programs to reduce trauma injuries. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiological status of trauma in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. Methods: This retrospective, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in ۲۰۱۴. The study population consisted of all traumatic patients who referred to Shahid Bahonar hospital. All patients entered the study based on census sampling. In order to collect data, the medical record of each patient was scrutinized and the demographic information, causes of trauma, and the anatomical location of trauma were extracted. All data were entered into the SPSS version ۲۰ software. For data analysis, we used descriptive tests (frequency and mean) as well as analytical tests (chi-square). Results: ۷۸۰۳ (۷۶.۸%) traumatic patients were male and ۲۳۵۸ (۲۳.۲%) were female. Of all causes of trauma, accidents had the most frequency among women and men at ۱۲۰۸ (۲۳.۹%) and ۳۸۴۶ (۷۶.۱%) correspondingly. Other causes of trauma in both groups were related to falling (۱۵۳۸), violence (۱۷۲۰), occupation (۱۱۸۱), sports (۶۶۳), and self-harm (۵). The age group of ۱۵-۲۴ with ۲۵۷۶ patients had the highest amount of trauma (۲۵.۴%). In terms of location, limbs and thorax had the highest and the lowest amount of injury at ۴۵۲۷ (۴۴.۶%) and ۶۵۳ (۶.۴%) respectively. We could observe a significant relationship between the cause of trauma with sex and the age variables (P < ۰.۰۰۰۱). Conclusion: Males are more susceptible to traumatic problems than females regarding the nature of their jobs . Moreover, accidents are the main cause of trauma. Improving the quality of vehicles, roads safety, and establishing driver training courses to follow the rules are highly recommended.

کلیدواژه ها:

Wounds and Injuries ، Epidemiology ، Shahid Bahonar hospital ، Kerman