Abstract
Active emergency department-based surveillance was conducted to determine the incidence of fatal and nonfatal injuries in an urban, female African American population from 1987 through 1990. Nearly 40% of the women studied sustained one or more injuries that required emergency care or resulted in death. By 1989, violence had surpassed falls as the leading cause of injuries, the rate increased by 55% over the study period. Injury rates were highest among young women for nearly every major cause of injury. The rate of death due to injuries was also highest among young women, for whom violence was the leading cause of death. In summary, injuries to women in this inner-city minority community were extremely common and increased significantly from 1987 to 1990. Injuries in young inner-city minority women should be considered a priority health problem in the United States.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Campbell A. J., Reinken J., Allan B. C., Martinez G. S. Falls in old age: a study of frequency and related clinical factors. Age Ageing. 1981 Nov;10(4):264–270. doi: 10.1093/ageing/10.4.264. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Campbell J. C., Sheridan D. J. Emergency nursing interventions with battered women. J Emerg Nurs. 1989 Jan-Feb;15(1):12–17. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Goldberg W. G., Tomlanovich M. C. Domestic violence victims in the emergency department. New findings. JAMA. 1984 Jun 22;251(24):3259–3264. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Grisso J. A., Schwarz D. F., Wishner A. R., Weene B., Holmes J. H., Sutton R. L. Injuries in an elderly inner-city population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Dec;38(12):1326–1331. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb03456.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Grisso J. A., Wishner A. R., Schwarz D. F., Weene B. A., Holmes J. H., Sutton R. L. A population-based study of injuries in inner-city women. Am J Epidemiol. 1991 Jul 1;134(1):59–68. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115993. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McFarlane J., Christoffel K., Bateman L., Miller V., Bullock L. Assessing for abuse: self-report versus nurse interview. Public Health Nurs. 1991 Dec;8(4):245–250. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1991.tb00664.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McLeer S. V., Anwar R. A., Herman S., Maquiling K. Education is not enough: a systems failure in protecting battered women. Ann Emerg Med. 1989 Jun;18(6):651–653. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80521-9. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McLeer S. V., Anwar R. A. The role of the emergency physician in the prevention of domestic violence. Ann Emerg Med. 1987 Oct;16(10):1155–1161. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(87)80476-6. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- McLeer S. V., Anwar R. A study of battered women presenting in an emergency department. Am J Public Health. 1989 Jan;79(1):65–66. doi: 10.2105/ajph.79.1.65. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Schwarz D. F., Grisso J. A., Miles C. G., Holmes J. H., Wishner A. R., Sutton R. L. A longitudinal study of injury morbidity in an African-American population. JAMA. 1994 Mar 9;271(10):755–760. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Tilden V. P., Shepherd P. Increasing the rate of identification of battered women in an emergency department: use of a nursing protocol. Res Nurs Health. 1987 Aug;10(4):209–215. doi: 10.1002/nur.4770100403. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Tinetti M. E., Speechley M., Ginter S. F. Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community. N Engl J Med. 1988 Dec 29;319(26):1701–1707. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198812293192604. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Wishner A. R., Schwarz D. F., Grisso J. A., Holmes J. H., Sutton R. L. Interpersonal violence-related injuries in an African-American community in Philadelphia. Am J Public Health. 1991 Nov;81(11):1474–1476. doi: 10.2105/ajph.81.11.1474. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]