Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries

Background: The northern regions of the Nordic countries have common challenges of sparsely populated areas, long distances, and an arctic climate. The aim of this study was to compare the cause and rate of fatal injuries in the northernmost area of the Nordic countries over a 5-year period. Methods...

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Published in:BMC Emergency Medicine
Main Authors: Steinvik, Tine, Raatiniemi, Lasse, Mogensen, Brynjólfur, Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún B., Beer, Torfinn, Eriksson, Anders, Dehli, Trond, Wisborg, Torben, Bakke, Håkon Kvåle
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Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Rättsmedicin 2022
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spelling ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-191730 2024-09-15T18:13:18+00:00 Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries Steinvik, Tine Raatiniemi, Lasse Mogensen, Brynjólfur Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún B. Beer, Torfinn Eriksson, Anders Dehli, Trond Wisborg, Torben Bakke, HÃ¥kon KvÃ¥le 2022 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-191730 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00559-4 eng eng UmeÃ¥ universitet, Rättsmedicin Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway Centre for prehospital emergency medicine, Oulu university hospital, Oulu, Finland; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hammerfest Hospital, Finnmark Health Trust, Hammerfest, Norway University Hospital of Iceland Hringbraut 101, Reykjavík, Iceland; University of Iceland, Sæmundargata 4, Reykjavík, Iceland University of Iceland, Sæmundargata 4, Reykjavík, Iceland; Department of Emergency Medicine, Landspítali University Hospital, Fossvogur, Reykjavík, Iceland The National Board of Forensic Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway Anaesthesia and Critical Care Research Group, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hammerfest Hospital, Finnmark Health Trust, Hammerfest, Norway; Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Trauma, Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Trauma section, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Health and Care Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022, 22:1, orcid:0000-0003-3509-1654 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-191730 doi:10.1186/s12873-021-00559-4 PMID 35016618 ISI:000741371000001 Scopus 2-s2.0-85122916967 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Epidemiology Injury Rural Trauma Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2022 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00559-4 2024-07-09T23:37:52Z Background: The northern regions of the Nordic countries have common challenges of sparsely populated areas, long distances, and an arctic climate. The aim of this study was to compare the cause and rate of fatal injuries in the northernmost area of the Nordic countries over a 5-year period. Methods: In this retrospective cohort, we used the Cause of Death Registries to collate all deaths from 2007 to 2011 due to an external cause of death. The study area was the three northernmost counties in Norway, the four northernmost counties in Finland and Sweden, and the whole of Iceland. Results: A total of 4308 deaths were included in the analysis. Low energy trauma comprised 24% of deaths and high energy trauma 76% of deaths. Northern Finland had the highest incidence of both high and low energy trauma deaths. Iceland had the lowest incidence of high and low energy trauma deaths. Iceland had the lowest prehospital share of deaths (74%) and the lowest incidence of injuries leading to death in a rural location. The incidence rates for high energy trauma death were 36.1/100000/year in Northern Finland, 15.6/100000/year in Iceland, 27.0/100000/year in Northern Norway, and 23.0/100000/year in Northern Sweden. Conclusion: We found unexpected differences in the epidemiology of trauma death between the countries. The differences suggest that a comparison of the trauma care systems and preventive strategies in the four countries is required. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Northern Finland Northern Norway Northern Sweden Subarctic Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) BMC Emergency Medicine 22 1
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topic Epidemiology
Injury
Rural
Trauma
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
spellingShingle Epidemiology
Injury
Rural
Trauma
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
Steinvik, Tine
Raatiniemi, Lasse
Mogensen, Brynjólfur
Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún B.
Beer, Torfinn
Eriksson, Anders
Dehli, Trond
Wisborg, Torben
Bakke, Håkon Kvåle
Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
topic_facet Epidemiology
Injury
Rural
Trauma
Public Health
Global Health
Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Folkhälsovetenskap
global hälsa
socialmedicin och epidemiologi
description Background: The northern regions of the Nordic countries have common challenges of sparsely populated areas, long distances, and an arctic climate. The aim of this study was to compare the cause and rate of fatal injuries in the northernmost area of the Nordic countries over a 5-year period. Methods: In this retrospective cohort, we used the Cause of Death Registries to collate all deaths from 2007 to 2011 due to an external cause of death. The study area was the three northernmost counties in Norway, the four northernmost counties in Finland and Sweden, and the whole of Iceland. Results: A total of 4308 deaths were included in the analysis. Low energy trauma comprised 24% of deaths and high energy trauma 76% of deaths. Northern Finland had the highest incidence of both high and low energy trauma deaths. Iceland had the lowest incidence of high and low energy trauma deaths. Iceland had the lowest prehospital share of deaths (74%) and the lowest incidence of injuries leading to death in a rural location. The incidence rates for high energy trauma death were 36.1/100000/year in Northern Finland, 15.6/100000/year in Iceland, 27.0/100000/year in Northern Norway, and 23.0/100000/year in Northern Sweden. Conclusion: We found unexpected differences in the epidemiology of trauma death between the countries. The differences suggest that a comparison of the trauma care systems and preventive strategies in the four countries is required.
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author Steinvik, Tine
Raatiniemi, Lasse
Mogensen, Brynjólfur
Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún B.
Beer, Torfinn
Eriksson, Anders
Dehli, Trond
Wisborg, Torben
Bakke, Håkon Kvåle
author_facet Steinvik, Tine
Raatiniemi, Lasse
Mogensen, Brynjólfur
Steingrímsdóttir, Guðrún B.
Beer, Torfinn
Eriksson, Anders
Dehli, Trond
Wisborg, Torben
Bakke, Håkon Kvåle
author_sort Steinvik, Tine
title Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
title_short Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
title_full Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
title_fullStr Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the Nordic countries
title_sort epidemiology of trauma in the subarctic regions of the nordic countries
publisher Umeå universitet, Rättsmedicin
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00559-4
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Northern Finland
Northern Norway
Northern Sweden
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