Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study
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Title
Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study
Subject
COVID-19, Road traffic injuries, Suzhou, Epidemiology
Description
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.
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.
Creator
Wenjuan Huang, Qi Lin, Feng Xu and Du Chen
Publisher
BMC Emergency Medicine
Date
(2021) 21:88
Contributor
Fajar bagus W
Format
PDF
Language
Indonesia
Type
Text
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Citation
Wenjuan Huang, Qi Lin, Feng Xu and Du Chen, “Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 4, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/3786.