FRACTURES OF THE SKULL AND FACE AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS

本研究的目的是对该病的发病率进行趋势分析。 头面部骨折的第一诊断(S及女性) 代码800-804)来自印度医疗服务(IHS)直接和合同 1980至1988财政年度综合医院住院病人数据库。 这个数据库估计代表了大约一百万名美洲原住民 每年都在寻求治疗。这个数据库是为数不多的医院之一 出院数据库，其中包含根据以下编码的特定原因伤害数据 致伤的外部原因(ICD-E代码)。 结果显示，所有骨折的发生率(ICD代码) 800-829)在这9年期间，美洲原住民的收入普遍下降 从1980年的约4000人到1988年的约2800人。S&F骨折也显示出 从1980年的约700人普遍下降到1988年的约470人。在此期间 期间，S&F骨折平均约占所有骨折和主要原因的17% S&女性骨折依次为：撞伤(35%)、跌倒(24%)、机动车辆和道路 事故(20%)和其他事故(8%)。

The objective of this study was to do a trend analysis of the incidence of first-listed diagnosis of fractures of the skull and face (S&F) bones (ICD codes 800-804) from the Indian Health Service (IHS) Direct and Contract General Hospital Inpatient database for the fiscal years 1980 through 1988. This database is estimated to represent about a million Native Americans seeking treatment each year. This database is one of the few hospital discharge databases containing cause-specific injury data coded according to external cause of injuries (ICD-E codes). The results showed that the incidence of fractures of all bones (ICD codes 800-829) for Native Americans generally declined during this 9-yr period from about 4,000 in 1980 to about 2800 in 1988. S&F fractures also showed a general decline from about 700 in 1980 to about 470 in 1988. During this period, S&F fractures averaged about 17% of all fractures and major causes of S&F fractures were: assault (35%), falls( 24%), motor vehicle & road accidents (20%), and other accidents (8%).