Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

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Patterns of Unintentional Domestic Injuries in Korea

우리나라 주택 내에서 발생하는 비의도적 손상의 양상

  • Lee, Eun-Jung (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Seok (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yoon (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Kun-Hee (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Eun, Sang-Jun (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Suh, Soo-Kyung (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ik (Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy and Management, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University)
  • 이은정 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 이진석 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 김윤 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 박건희 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 은상준 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 서수경 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소) ;
  • 김용익 (서울대학교 의과대학 의료관리학교실 및 서울대학교 의학연구원 의료관리학연구소)
  • Published : 2010.01.31
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Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the patterns of unintentional home injuries in Korea. Methods: The study population was 12,382,088 people who utilized National Health Insurance services due to injuries (main diagnosis codes S00 to T28) during 2006. Stratified samples(n=459,501) were randomly selected by sex, age group and severity of injury. A questionnaire was developed based on the International Classification of External Causes of Injury and 18,000 cases surveyed by telephone were analyzed after being projected into population proportionately according to the response rates of their strata. Domestic injury cases were finally included. Results: Domestic injuries (n=3,804) comprised 21.1% of total daily life injuries during 2006. Women were vulnerable to home injuries, with the elderly and those of lower income (medical-aid users) tending to suffer more severe injuries. Injury occurred most often due to a slipping fall (33.9%), overexertion (15.3%), falling (9.5%) and stumbling (9.4%), with severe injury most often resulting from slipping falls, falls and stumbles. Increasing age correlated with domestic injury-related disability. Conclusions: The present findings provide basic information for development of home injury prevention strategies, with focus on the elderly.

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