Skademönster på Gotland
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InjuriesAccidentInjury registrationInjury preventionDeterminantsSkadorOlyckorSkaderegistreringSkadeprevention
Injuries are considered to be a major public health issue. More than 4600 people die each year and 10 % of all hospitalization in Sweden is related to injuries. The cost in a societal perspective is estimated to 59 billion a year. Injuries are possible to prevent. However it needs knowledge that the injury has occurred and the surrounding circumstances. This study used data from an accident and injury registration in outpatient health care, in the Swedish municipality of Gotland. The purpose of this study was to describe the injury patterns regarding place and cause of injury focused on age and gender differences. Data from the registration were categorized and statistically processed in SPSS after content analysis of narrative text. Statistical measures used where frequencies, incidences and significances. The results show that there are more men than women who are injured in the ages 0-63 years. The largest number of injuries was found in the age group 0-19 years. Fall was the leading cause of injuries. Home was the most common place where injuries occurred. Existing statistics on a national level may have limited use in local injury prevention program. There could be specific determinants of injuries locally that have to be addressed. Local injury registration and analyzes that include demographic and socioeconomic factors could increase the potential for effective injury prevention.