An epidemiological study on injury of the community-dwelling elderly in Beijing

Objective To discribe the epidemiological features of injury among the community-dwelling residents aged 60 or above. Methods A random cluster sampling was used to collect information from the elderly. Results The overall incidence rate of injury was 13.55%. The first three kinds of injuries were: falls, injuryied by sharp/obtuse articles, burning/scald. The above-mentioned three made up 86.14 percent of the total injuries. Conclusions Injury has been a major public health problem of community-dewling recidents aged 60 years or above in Beijing.