A survey on the epidemiology of trauma and China trauma care training in subtropical regions of Hainan Province

Autor: Jiang-Ling Yao, Chang-Xi Zhou, Ji-Min Fu, Jian Fu, Yun-Tao Gu, Zhu-Long Meng, Lei Peng, Zhong-Lin Zhou
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Acute Disease, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 108-114 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2221-6189
2589-5516
DOI: 10.4103/2221-6189.236824
Popis: Objective: To investigate the epidemiology of trauma patients in subtropical areas of Hainan Province and the improvement of the level of trauma treatment in China trauma care training (CTCT). Methods: From 01-01-2015 to 01-01-2016, the epidemiological data of 2 476 patients with trauma were collected. From 01-01-2016 to 01-01-2017, 105 professional doctors and nurses in emergency surgery took part in CTCT, and their knowledge were compared before and after training. Results: There were 1 656 male and 820 female trauma patients with 1 614 cases in the middle and young age and 478 cases were the elderly. In terms of occupational distribution, 736 peasants, 574 workers and 458 retirees were involved. In May, the number of patients was the highest 332. October to January was the high-incidence season of trauma. In 24 hours a day: 11:00-13:00, 18:00-19:00, 23:00-03:00 were the high incidence periods. Referred to trauma sites, 904 cases of trauma happened on roads, 540 cases in family and 370 cases in restaurants or entertainment facilities. Through CTCT, the scores of the theoretical examination, the assessment of the trauma treatment skills and the field test scores of the emergency surgery practitioners were better than before (P
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