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标题：Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study
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作者：Wenjuan Huang ; Qi Lin ; Feng Xu 等
期刊名称：BMC Emergency Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1471-227X
电子版ISSN：1471-227X
出版年度：2021
卷号：21
DOI：10.1186/s12873-021-00483-7
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Background To present the new trends in epidemiology of road traffic injuries (RTIs) during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Suzhou. Methods Pre-hospital records of RTIs from January to May in 2020 and the same period in 2019 were obtained from the database of Suzhou pre-hospital emergency center, Jiangsu, China. Data were extracted for analysis, including demographic characteristics, pre-hospital vital signs, transport, shock index, consciousness, pre-hospital death. A retrospective study comparing epidemiological characteristics of RTIs in Suzhou during the 5-month period in 2020 to the parallel period in 2019 was performed. Results A total of 7288 RTIs in 2020 and 8869 in 2019 met inclusion criteria. The overall volume of RTIs has statistical difference between the 2 years ( p < 0.001), with fewer RTIs in 2020 compared with 2019 . Electric bicycle related RTIs increased during the pandemic (2641, 36.24% vs 2380, 26.84%, p < 0.001), with a higher incidence of RTIs with disorder of consciousness (DOC) (7.22% vs 6.13%, p = 0.006). Conclusions Under the impact of COVID-19, the total number of RTIs in Suzhou from January to May 2020 decreased. This observation was coupled with a rise in electric bicycle related injuries and an increase in the incidence of RTIs with DOC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12873-021-00483-7.
关键词：COVID-19; Road traffic injuries; Suzhou; Epidemiology