Characteristics of injuries of older adults in Korea by use of the National Emergency Department of Information System and injury surveillance system

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changhyun Kang ◽  
Sungmin Myoung ◽  
Soon-Young Moon
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Information System ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
National Emergency

Phone-Related Distracted Walking Injuries as a Function of Age and Walking Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 611-615
Author(s):  
Zheng Haolan ◽  
Isabella M. Campbell ◽  
Wayne C.W. Giang*
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ed Visits ◽  
Walking Environment

Using phones while walking has been a factor that has led to accidents and injuries. However, few studies have analyzed the propensity of injuries due to distracted walking for different age groups and in different types of walking environments. This study aims to examine the number of emergency department (ED) visits due to distracted walking across different age groups and walking environments using a publicly available dataset, the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database. The results suggest that there were an estimated 29140 distracted walking injuries between the years 2011-2019. Individuals between 11 and 20 years old had the most injuries, followed by 21 to 30, and 31 to 40. Furthermore, the proportion of estimated injuries that occurred in different walking environments differed across age groups. Safety-orient interventions for future research for stairs and home environments were also recommended in the present study.

Pediatric Oral Electrical Burns

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Umstattd ◽  
C. W. David Chang
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Consumer Product ◽  
National Database ◽  
Weighted Estimate ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
System Database ◽  
Electrical Burns

Objectives To investigate the epidemiology of emergency department visits for pediatric patients presenting with electrical burns to the mouth. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of a national database. Setting National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Database. Subjects and Methods The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database was used to derive a national weighted estimate of emergency department visits for oral electrical burns and was queried for each patient’s age, sex, race, local of incidence, disposition, and related consumer product. Results There were an estimated 1042 emergency department visits for pediatric oral electrical burns from 1997 to 2012, or an average of approximately 65.1 cases per year. A total of 59.6% of patients were male. Nearly half of emergency department visits involved patients <3 years of age, and more than three-fourths of emergency department visits involved patients <5 years of age. A total of 77.2% of patients were examined, treated, and released from the emergency department, while 19.2% were admitted to the hospital. Most injuries involved electrical outlets or receptacles (10.8%), extension cords (18.5%), and electrical wires (21.5%). Conclusion Earlier incidence estimates of pediatric oral electrical burns varied substantially within the literature and varied from small case reports to single-year studies. Our multiyear data analysis provides evidence of decreasing annual incidence when compared with historical estimates for a common but potentially morbid injury among the pediatric population.

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