摘要
伤害是危害老年人群健康的一个重大的公共卫生问题。老年人由于自身生理、心理以及社会环境诸因素的共同作用，使其成为发生意外跌落、交通事故、自杀等伤害事件的高危人群，且其死亡率明显高于其它年龄组。伤害造成的后遗伤残不仅给老年人自身带来极大的痛苦和生活的不便，同时也给家庭和社会增加了沉重的精神和经济负担。然而，只要认真采取科学的方法，伤害是可以预防和控制的。
Injury is an important public health problem which threatens the health of elderly population. The elderly are susceptible to injuries, such as falls, traffic accidents, suicides and so on, with the combined action of various factors including physiological, psychologic, social and environmental factors. Moreover, the mortality rate attributed to injury in the elderly is significantly higher than that in other age groups. The disability caused by injury makes the elderly suffer agonies and inconvenience. Furthermore, it will put heavy mental and economic burden on family and society. Nevertheless, if only we take scientific measures, injury will be prevented and controlled. Moreover, we can get instant results which can not be achieved for other disease controls.
出处
《中华疾病控制杂志》
CAS
1999年第4期300-303,共4页
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
关键词
老年
伤害
跌落
交通事故
自杀
预防
seniors
injury
falls
traffic accident
suicide
prevention
