Abbas Esmaeili, Reza Vazirineja, Azam Ebrahiminejad.
One-year incidence rate of injuries among secondary school pupils in an Iranian community.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;24(2):236-40.

Objective: To describe the risk and the patterns of injuries taking place inside the secondary schools among pupils in an Iranian community. Methodology: A follow up study was conducted for measuring incidence of injuries. Total population of 3371 pupils were followed and all injuries were recorded. Information about age, gender, deprivation, time, day and month of injuries, cause and the outcome of injuries were collected using a checklist. Results: Seventy five cases of injury were reported giving an overall one-year incidence rate of 22.2 per 1000 person-years-at-risk. The maximum incidence was reported among year three pupils in both genders (33 per 1000 boys and 19.8 per 1000 girls). "Falls" was the most common cause of injuries. Legs and hands were the main injured body area (56%). Majority of injuries were "cured without rest" and only five pupils were admitted in hospital. Conclusion: Comparing to similar results reported by others, the risk of experiencing an injury among secondary school pupils during one academic year is high. Preventing "fall" can be targeted in programs for reducing the level of risk in secondary school pupils.

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