Characteristics of road traffic injury cases caused by electric bicycles in Changshan County / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To learn the characteristics of road traffic injury cases caused by electric bicycles in Changshan County from 2013 to 2016,and to provide evidence for the development of preventive measures or traffic regulations.@*Methods@#The surveillance data of road traffic injuries caused by electric bicycles was collected from the hospital-based product injury monitoring system in Changshan County during 2013-2016. The descriptive epidemiologic analysis on demographic characteristics,body parts and degree of injury was conducted.@*Results@#A total of 7 078 road traffic injury cases caused by electric bicycles were reported from 2013 to 2016,accounting for 49.58% of road traffic injuries. The proportion of electric bicycle injuries was higher in females than in males（P<0.05）. There were 4 893 cases aged 30-64 years,accounting for 69.13%;5 562 cases with an education level of junior high school or below,accounting for 78.58%;2 005 cases occurring from July to September,accounting for 28.33%;5 216 cases occurring from 800 to 1900,accounting for 73.69%. The injury mainly lay in head,accounting for 30.77%（2 178 cases）. Most injuries were flesh wounds,accounting for 74.96%（5 306 cases）. Most cases went home after treatment,accounting for 76.09%（5 386 cases）.@*Conclusion@#The incidence of road traffic injury caused by electric bicycles is high in Changshan County. Improving the safety awareness of women and people aged 30-64 years should be focused on.