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KMID : 0374019920150040295
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Ewha Medical Journal
1992 Volume.15 No. 4 p.295 ~ p.302
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Incidence of Accidents in a Women's University : A Cohhrt Study
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Abstract
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To determine the incidence rate and the epidemilologic characteristics of accidents in Ewha Womans University. A cohort observation was carried out from August 1988 to July 1990.
The data were collected from the patients came to the University Health Center.
@ES The major findings of this study were as follows:
@EN 1) The annual incidence rate of accidents was 18.4 in college students ; 8.5 in postgraduate students ; and 17.4 per 1.000 in the faculty respectively.
2) The Autamn(41.8%) was the season of high ircidence for accidents. And the afternnoon(49.9%) was the time of high incidence for accidents. However, ther was no appreciable difference by day of week.
3) The places of high incidence for accidents were dormitory(14.6%). Laboratories(11.8%). and play ground(9.1%) except for outside the university(33.0%).
4) Self-carelessness(91.9%) was the most frequent cause of accident.
5) The frequent injury were abrasion(43.2%) and laceration(26.8%).
6) The frequent injury sites were hands(35.1%) and legs(31.3%).
7) The interval between the occurance of an accidents and the treatrnent was less than 1 hour(46.6%).
8) After accidents. Most college students(78.6%). visited the umversity health center for care during school days. but most postgraduate students(97.5%) and the faculty(75.6%) visited university dormitory health office during afternoon and
night.
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