The establishment of injury surveillance in Thailand

Santikarn, Chamaiparn; Punyaratanabandhu, Porapan; A, Podhipak; Rukronayut, Kwantong; Sujirarat, Dusit; Wiengpitak, Somchai; Pichainarong, Natchaporn

doi:10.1076/icsp.6.3.133.7541

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“…Data from the GBD (WHO Global Burden of Disease Project) 2002 project showed that almost one-quarter of those who were injured severely enough to require admission to a health facility sustained a traumatic brain injury; 10% suffered open wounds, such as lacerations, and nearly 20% experienced fractures to the lower limbs. Studies in both developed and developing countries have found that motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of traumatic brain injury (Peden 1997, Andrews et al 1999, Thurman 2001, Santikarn et al 2002, Aare and von Holst 2003, Baldo et al 2003), but it is noteworthy that head injuries accounted for over 66% of the total traffic fatalities. Among these head fatal injuries, bicyclists and motorcyclists represented over 55% of all victims.…”

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Pattern of traffic injuries in Shanghai: implications for control

Rahim²,

Liu

et al. 2006

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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In China, traffic-related injuries are often treated as transportation issues, called 'accidents'. The objectives of the research are to analyse traffic injury patterns, estimate costs of traffic injuries and provide evidence to develop effective prevention strategies. There were over 1 500 deaths due to traffic-related injuries annually in Shanghai from 1987 to 2003, and it is rising year by year with the rate of growth in motorization. The rates of annual increase are 3.59% in fatalities (from 7.78 to 14.18 per 100000 population) and 10.46% in non-fatalities (from 53.93 to 264.98 per 100000 population) respectively during the period. The analysis of the geographic information system showed that the geographic distribution of traffic injuries in the countryside regions of Shanghai had the highest rates. Labour force groups represented the majority of fatalities (70.97%) and serious traffic injuries (90.51%). The mortality rates were 18.40 per 100000 population and 10.02 per 100000 population in 45-65 year age group and 15-44 year age group respectively; the morbidity rates of serious traffic injuries were 121.60 per 100000 population and 70.46 per 100000 population in the same groups respectively. And females generally showed a lower incidence than males. In general, fatalities and injuries were higher for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians. Among road traffic injury-related fatalities, 66.8% were attributed to head injuries. Of those with fatal head injuries, bicyclists accounted for 29.8% of the total; pedestrians accounted for 28.3%; motorcyclists accounted for 25.5%. Total traffic injury cost was estimated at least US $645989580 in Shanghai in 2003. Good injury intervention programmes need to be done as soon as possible to effectively reduce traffic injury burden in Shanghai, China.

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Pattern of traffic injuries in Shanghai: implications for control

Rahim²,

Liu

et al. 2006

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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“…Some developing countries in Asia, 2 Injury by blunt object is defined as injuries hit by hard object or hit/kicked by a body part in the manner of hitting, sticking, clipping, colliding, friction, extrusion, stampeding, and so on. such as Thailand and Vietnam, have carried out injury surveillance in recent years [16,17]. However, there was no independent data collecting system specific to injuries in China before NISS.…”

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The National Injury Surveillance System in China: A six-year review

Duan

Deng

Wang

et al. 2015

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“…In Thailand, hospital records show that 75-80% of road traffic injuries and 70-90% of road traffic deaths are among users of motorized two-wheeled vehicles (63). In all countries, such road users tend to sustain multiple injuries to the head, chest and legs.…”

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“…Fractured bones accounted for most other injuries. Studies show that road traffic crashes are the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in both high-income and low-income and middle-income countries (58)(59)(60)(61)(62)(63).…”

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Beta blockers exposure and traumatic brain injury: a literature review

Tran¹,

Dunne²,

German³

2008

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) continues to carry a significant public health burden and is anticipated to worsen worldwide over the next century. Recently the authors of several articles have suggested that exposure to beta blockers may improve mortality rates following TBI. The exact mechanism through which beta blockers mediate this effect is unknown. In this paper, the authors review the literature regarding the safety of beta blockers in patients with TBI. The findings of several recent retrospective cohort studies are examined and implications for future investigation are discussed. Future questions to be addressed include: the specific indications for the use of beta blockers in patients with TBI, the optimal type and dose of beta blocker given, the end point of beta blocker therapy, and the safety of beta blockers in cases of severe TBIs.

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The establishment of injury surveillance in Thailand

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Pattern of traffic injuries in Shanghai: implications for control

Pattern of traffic injuries in Shanghai: implications for control

The National Injury Surveillance System in China: A six-year review

Beta blockers exposure and traumatic brain injury: a literature review

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