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

ABSTRACT:

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 dif

SUBMITTER: Huang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8312208 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature