Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study

BMC Emergency Medicine

Du Chen¹  Wenjuan Huang¹  Feng Xu²  Qi Lin³ 

[1] Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China;Department of Emergency Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China;Suzhou Emergency Center, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China;

关键词: COVID-19;    Road traffic injuries;    Suzhou;    Epidemiology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12873-021-00483-7

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo present the new trends in epidemiology of road traffic injuries (RTIs) during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Suzhou.MethodsPre-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.ResultsA 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).ConclusionsUnder 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.

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