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Injury trends among foreign and domestic tourists in Jeju from 2008 to 2018

Authors :
Ki Sang Hwang
Sung Kgun Lee
Sung Wook Song
Woo Jeong Kim
Young Joon Kang
Kyeong Won Kang
Hyun Soo Park
Chang Bae Park
Jeong Ho Kang
Ji Hwan Bu
Seo Young Ko
Source :
Journal of Medicine and Life Science, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 8-13 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Institute for Medical Science, Jeju National University, 2022.

Abstract

Jeju is the largest island in Korea and one of its key tourist attractions. As the number of foreign tourists steadily increases, so does the number of injuries incurred there. Accordingly, this study aimed to describe and compare the characteristics of injuries suffered by foreign tourists versus those of domestic tourists. As a cross-sectional study of a retrospective medical record survey, the study was conducted with reference to the Jeju Injury Surveillance System from the 11-year period of January 2008 to December 2018. The following factors were investigated: demographic data, mechanism of injury, place of occurrence, activity when injured, patient outcome, and mortality. A total of 92,095 injured Jeju Island visitors was recorded during this time, a number that included 88,050 Koreans and 4,045 foreigners. The gender ratio showed similar patterns between the two groups and there were no significant age differences. In both groups, the most common mechanism of injury was collisions/cuts. Also, more foreigners experienced falls than Koreans. Regarding the location, Koreans had the most road accidents, while foreigners were most likely to be injured at outdoor locations, such as seas and rivers. Furthermore, more foreigners experienced severe injuries requiring hospitalization. Notably, this study showed the differences in injury between foreign and Korean tourists visiting Jeju Island and its findings lend support to targeted safety promotion programs.

Details

Language :
English, Korean
ISSN :
26714922
Volume :
19
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Medicine and Life Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.93834bdd514c49feac2c82e801c877a8
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22730/jmls.2022.19.1.8