The analysis of characteristics of inpatient with children foreign body injury in a children's hospital in Hunan Province from 2010 to 2014

Objective To analyze the characteristics of inpatient with children foreign body injury in a children's hospital in Hunan province and to provide evidence for countermeasures of preventing children foreign body injury. Methods The records of Children patient diagnosed with foreign body injury from 2010 to 2014 were collected from Hospital Information System in one children's hospital in Hunan. And descriptive analysis and univariate analysis were adopted to analyze the characteristics of foreign body injury. Results The total number of person-time of inpatient with children foreign body injury between 2010 and 2014 was 3 782, and the person-time tended to increase with years. The sex ratio was 1.77:1. The sex ratio of airway foreign body injury was higher than those of digestive tract and other type. Children foreign body injury occurred most frequently in Children aged 1-2 years old. And airway foreign body injury was liable to occur between January and March. The overall cure rate of foreign body injury in different parts was higher than 90%. The inpatient day decreased with years, and inpatient fee went in the opposite direction. The inpatient day and fee of airway foreign body injury were more than those of the other two types. Conclusions We should take enforced countermeasures focusing on high-risk population and peak age on the basis of the characteristics of inpatient with children foreign body injury.