Objective:To describe the epidemiological distribution of injury cases in the Philippines from 2011 to 2018.Methods:A retrospective review of records from the Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System invo...Objective:To describe the epidemiological distribution of injury cases in the Philippines from 2011 to 2018.Methods:A retrospective review of records from the Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System involving trauma cases was done,and data were collated,tabulated,and statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 668?179 injury cases were recorded,and 68.99%of these cases involved males.Vulnerable individuals belonged to the group aged 15-29 years(34.01%).The most populated regions in the country,the National Capital Region(14.90%)and RegionⅣA(13.96%),incurred the highest number of recorded cases.Traffic crash(32.67%)was reported to be the major cause of injury;and open wounds(37.56%)and abrasion(26.23%)were found to be the most common types of injury.Conclusions:The burden of injury remains high in the Philippines due to the lack of resources and inadequate healthcare.The findings of the present study on the distribution of injury cases provide useful information for taking appropriate preventive measures,developing effective safety guidelines,allocating limited resources in an appropriate manner,and implementing necessary public health programs.展开更多
Dear editor,The national incidence of penile fracture in the United States is estimated as 1.02 per 100000 males[1].Nine to twenty percent of these injuries result in a concomitant urethral injury[2,3].Barros et al.[4...Dear editor,The national incidence of penile fracture in the United States is estimated as 1.02 per 100000 males[1].Nine to twenty percent of these injuries result in a concomitant urethral injury[2,3].Barros et al.[4]reported that 85 out of 888 penile fractures men with penile fractures had concomitant urethral injuries[4].Among those with both a penile fracture and urethral injury,only two cases of urethral stricture were reported.Furthermore,only three percent of urethral strictures resulted from penile fractures[5].These data highlight the relatively low incidence of urethral stricture in patients with penile fracture and concomitant urethral injury.展开更多
文摘Objective:To describe the epidemiological distribution of injury cases in the Philippines from 2011 to 2018.Methods:A retrospective review of records from the Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System involving trauma cases was done,and data were collated,tabulated,and statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 668?179 injury cases were recorded,and 68.99%of these cases involved males.Vulnerable individuals belonged to the group aged 15-29 years(34.01%).The most populated regions in the country,the National Capital Region(14.90%)and RegionⅣA(13.96%),incurred the highest number of recorded cases.Traffic crash(32.67%)was reported to be the major cause of injury;and open wounds(37.56%)and abrasion(26.23%)were found to be the most common types of injury.Conclusions:The burden of injury remains high in the Philippines due to the lack of resources and inadequate healthcare.The findings of the present study on the distribution of injury cases provide useful information for taking appropriate preventive measures,developing effective safety guidelines,allocating limited resources in an appropriate manner,and implementing necessary public health programs.
文摘Dear editor,The national incidence of penile fracture in the United States is estimated as 1.02 per 100000 males[1].Nine to twenty percent of these injuries result in a concomitant urethral injury[2,3].Barros et al.[4]reported that 85 out of 888 penile fractures men with penile fractures had concomitant urethral injuries[4].Among those with both a penile fracture and urethral injury,only two cases of urethral stricture were reported.Furthermore,only three percent of urethral strictures resulted from penile fractures[5].These data highlight the relatively low incidence of urethral stricture in patients with penile fracture and concomitant urethral injury.
