Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement
Objective: Being struck by an object is a major cause of traumatic spinal cord injury in China. This study aims to investigate epidemiological characteristics of spinal cord injury caused by object strike. Methods: This research analysed data from 435 cases of strike-induced spinal cord injury from...
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| author | Wenjie Zhang Fangyong Wang Zezheng Chen Yang Yu Tao Liu Honghui Lei Haoran Yin Meiling Cheng |
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| description | Objective: Being struck by an object is a major cause of traumatic spinal cord injury in China. This study aims to investigate epidemiological characteristics of spinal cord injury caused by object strike.
Methods: This research analysed data from 435 cases of strike-induced spinal cord injury from 2013 to 2022. The collected information encompassed gender, age, level of neurological injury, surgical interventions, expense, occupation, and other relevant factors. χ2tests and Mann–Whitney U test were used with a statistical significance level of 0.05.
Results: The male-to-female ratio was 11.8:1. The 30–44 age group was more likely to suffer from complete spinal cord injuries (70.5%). The predominant occupations were workers (58.9%) and farmers (15.2%). Manual labourers are usually injured in the workplace (89.4%) with a high surgical rate (95.3%).
Conclusion: Young and middle-aged males engaged in manual work constitute the primary demographic for strike-induced spinal cord injury. Safety education in workplaces such as construction sites and mines should be emphasized to reduce the occurrence of spinal cord injuries caused by object strikes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-1371afa43b6942adb330732d6c99952b2024-11-12T13:54:58ZengMedical Journals SwedenJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine1651-20812024-11-015610.2340/jrm.v56.40880Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvementWenjie Zhang0Fangyong Wang1Zezheng Chen2Yang Yu3Tao Liu4Honghui Lei5Haoran Yin6Meiling Cheng7School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Rehabilitation Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing,China; China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, ChinaChina Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China; Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, ZhejiangObjective: Being struck by an object is a major cause of traumatic spinal cord injury in China. This study aims to investigate epidemiological characteristics of spinal cord injury caused by object strike. Methods: This research analysed data from 435 cases of strike-induced spinal cord injury from 2013 to 2022. The collected information encompassed gender, age, level of neurological injury, surgical interventions, expense, occupation, and other relevant factors. χ2tests and Mann–Whitney U test were used with a statistical significance level of 0.05. Results: The male-to-female ratio was 11.8:1. The 30–44 age group was more likely to suffer from complete spinal cord injuries (70.5%). The predominant occupations were workers (58.9%) and farmers (15.2%). Manual labourers are usually injured in the workplace (89.4%) with a high surgical rate (95.3%). Conclusion: Young and middle-aged males engaged in manual work constitute the primary demographic for strike-induced spinal cord injury. Safety education in workplaces such as construction sites and mines should be emphasized to reduce the occurrence of spinal cord injuries caused by object strikes. https://medicaljournalssweden.se/jrm/article/view/40880complicationsepidemiologyoccupationssafetyspinal cord injuryworkplace |
| spellingShingle | Wenjie Zhang Fangyong Wang Zezheng Chen Yang Yu Tao Liu Honghui Lei Haoran Yin Meiling Cheng Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine complications epidemiology occupations safety spinal cord injury workplace |
| title | Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| title_full | Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| title_short | Epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in China: strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| title_sort | epidemiological investigation of traumatic spinal cord injury caused by object strike in china strategies for workplace safety improvement |
| topic | complications epidemiology occupations safety spinal cord injury workplace |
| url | https://medicaljournalssweden.se/jrm/article/view/40880 |
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