Hospital Surveillance for Child Injury in Hanoi, Vietnam

Authors

  • Duc Chinh Nguyen Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Quang Nguyen Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Van Xuyen Nguyen Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Danh Huy Luu Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Hong Son Trinh Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Tien Quyet Nguyen Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Mai Anh Luong Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Thi Hong Tu Nguyen Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Thi Ngoc Lan Tran Deputy Chief, Planning Department, Viet Duc Hospital
  • Thi Quynh Trang Khieu Vietnamese Administration of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the burden of child injury based on presentations at Viet Duc Hospital, the leading trauma hospital in Vietnam, between March and October 2006.

Methods: Standardised injury surveillance data were collected on all children aged less than 19 years who presented and were treated at Viet Duc Hospital. Injuries were classified by ICD-10 and severity was determined by R'TS and AIS.

Results: 74,762 patients were examined in the hospital during the seven-month duration of the study. Patients included 25,165 emergencies, of which 30% were due to non-trauma. The remaining 17,643 were due to trauma, accounting for 70% of cases. Among these cases, there were 2,536 injured children aged 18 and under, accounting for 14.37% of all cases.

Conclusion: Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in Viet Nam, especially in children. The results of this surveillance indicate the need for ongoing injury surveillance.

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Published

2008-12-29

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Nguyen DC, Nguyen Q, Nguyen VX, Luu DH, Trinh HS, Nguyen TQ, Luong MA, Nguyen THT, Tran TNL, Khieu TQT. Hospital Surveillance for Child Injury in Hanoi, Vietnam. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2008 Dec. 29 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];29(4):144-9. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/241045

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Vol. 29 No. 4 (2008): October - December

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