摘要
Objective: To present the descriptive epidemiology of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States. Methods: Data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission’sNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemAll Injury Program was used to estimate the number of patients treated in US emergency departments for eye injuries. Eye injury rates were calculated according to age, sex, and race, and characteristics of the injury event were determined. Results: The rate of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States is 3.15 per 1000 population (95%confidence interval, 2.66-3.63). Rates were highest among those in their 20s and 30s, among males, and among American Indians and African Americans. The majority of injuries occurred in the home, and contusions and abrasions were the most common types of injury. Conclusion: This study documents the burden of eye injury in the United States and identifies areas where in future research activities should be directed.
Objective: To present the descriptive epidemiology of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States. Methods: Data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission'sNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemAll Injury Program was used to estimate the number of patients treated in US emergency departments for eye injuries. Eye injury rates were calculated according to age, sex, and race, and characteristics of the injury event were determined. Results: The rate of emergency department-treated eye injury in the United States is 3.15 per 1000 population (95%confidence interval, 2.66-3.63). Rates were highest among those in their 20s and 30s, among males, and among American Indians and African Americans. The majority of injuries occurred in the home, and contusions and abrasions were the most common types of injury. Conclusion: This study documents the burden of eye injury in the United States and identifies areas where in future research activities should be directed.
出处
《世界核心医学期刊文摘（眼科学分册）》
2005年第9期29-29,共1页
Digest of the World Core Medical Journals:Ophthalmology
