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Citation

Sane J, Ylipaavalniemi P, Turtola L, Niemi T, Laaka V. J. Am. Coll. Health 1997; 46(1): 21-24.

Affiliation

Finnish Student Health Service, Helsinki.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9248238

Abstract

A questionnaire dealing with the incidence of traumatic injuries was sent to 1,000 randomly selected 3rd-year university students in Finland; 617 students responded adequately. Of those, 177 (28.7%) reported a combined total of 281 accidents and 323 separate injuries requiring medical or dental treatment during the preceding 3 years. The accidents resulted in 1,061 days of official sick leave, and one third of the accidents caused permanent sequelae to the affected students. Almost half of all accidents had been sustained during sports activities and 14% in traffic. Only 0.5% of the accidents were classified as having occurred in the university environment or during activities directly related to studies. Alcohol was involved in 10.1% of the accidents; 45% of the injuries affected the lower extremities, and 22% the upper extremities. Most of the injuries were related to the students' active lifestyles and keen interest in sports.


Language: en

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