Characteristics of trauma patients visiting Jeju Island

Park, Kyung Hye

doi:2009.6.4.237

J Med Life Sci > Volume 6(4); 2009 > Article

Journal of Medicine and Life Science 2009;6(4):237-240.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2009.6.4.237 Published online September 30, 2009.

응급실로 내원한 제주도 방문객의 외상 특정

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제주대학교 의학전문대학원 응급의학교실

Characteristics of trauma patients visiting Jeju Island

Kyung Hye Park

Department of Emergency Medicinc, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea

Correspondence: Kyung Hye Park, Email: kh0704@nate.com

Abstract

Jeju Island is the most famous sightseeing place in South Korea. Jeju has high death rate of injury in the country. We investigated the characteristics of trauma patients visiting ED by comparing visitors with residents in Jeju. New Injury Severity Score (NISS)，alcohol-related trauma. intentional trauma, mechanisms of trama and motor vehicle accidents, places trauma occurred, and results after treatment were investigated. A total of 5, 114 trauma patients visited ED from March 2008 to February 2009. There were no differences in NlSS.alcohol-related trauma，intentional trauma, mechanism of trauma, and results after treatment between residents and visitors. On the other hand, more visitors got injured in the commercial area and outdoor area , and they had more motorcycle accidents and passenger accidents. lesser driver accidents (p<0.001). We should take adequate measures for safely of residents and visitors using these results to decrease trauma mortality in Jeju.

Key Words: Injury mechanism; motor vehicle accident; New injury severity Score