PMID- 19814925
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091020
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1603-6824 (Electronic)
IS  - 0041-5782 (Linking)
VI  - 171
IP  - 41
DP  - 2009 Oct 5
TI  - [Penetrating trauma treated by the Medical Emergency Care Unit in Copenhagen].
PG  - 2982-5
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The World Health Organization defines violence as a public health 
      problem, affecting mainly boys and young men. Interpersonal violence with sharp 
      objects and arms is rare in Denmark, but has been the focus of attention from the 
      media and general population. This study describes the incidence and 
      characteristics of penetrating trauma treated by the Medical Emergency Care Unit 
      in Copenhagen (MECU) from 2000 to 2007. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study is a 
      historical cohort study with 30-day follow-up. Patients treated by the MECU for 
      penetrating trauma were included. The physician manning the MECU prospectively 
      registered clinical data and pre-hospital treatment for later analyses. Mortality 
      after 30 days was assessed via the Danish Civil Registry System. RESULTS: A total 
      of 764 patients were eligible for inclusion. We were unable to identify three 
      patients due to missing civil registration numbers. Among the remaining 761 
      patients, 86% were male with a median age of 32 years. A total of 12 foreigners 
      could only be followed to hospital discharge. The annual incidence of penetrating 
      trauma remained unchanged around 93 cases throughout the study period (p = 0.39). 
      The percentages of trauma caused by violence, as well as 30-day mortality, were 
      constant. CONCLUSION: The incidence of and mortality from penetrating trauma has 
      not been rising in Copenhagen during the last eight years.
FAU - Petersen, John Asger
AU  - Petersen JA
AD  - Rigshospitalet, HovedOrtoCentret, Anaestesi- og operationsklinikken, og 
      KobenhavnsUniversitet, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Biostatistisk 
      Afdeling. john.asger.petersen@rh.regionh.dk
FAU - Christensen, Karl
AU  - Christensen K
FAU - Steinmetz, Jacob
AU  - Steinmetz J
LA  - dan
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Penetrerende traumer behandlet af akutlaegebilen i Kobenhavn.
PL  - Denmark
TA  - Ugeskr Laeger
JT  - Ugeskrift for laeger
JID - 0141730
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Ambulances
MH  - Cities
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Denmark/epidemiology
MH  - *Emergency Medical Services
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Incidence
MH  - Male
MH  - Physicians
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Registries
MH  - Violence
MH  - Workforce
MH  - Wounds, Penetrating/diagnosis/mortality/*therapy
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/10/10 06:00
MHDA- 2009/10/21 06:00
CRDT- 2009/10/10 06:00
PHST- 2009/10/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/10/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/10/21 06:00 [medline]
AID - VP11080539 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Oct 5;171(41):2982-5.