TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence and Mortality Rates of Disasters and Mass Casualty Incidents in Korea
T2 - A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2000-2009
AU - Kim, Soo Jin
AU - Kim, Chu Hyun
AU - Shin, Sang Do
AU - Lee, Seung Chul
AU - Park, Ju Ok
AU - Sung, Joohon
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - The objective of study was to evaluate the incidence and mortality rates of disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCIs) over the past 10 yr in the administrative system of Korea administrative system and to examine their relationship with population characteristics. This was a population-based cross-sectional study. We calculated the nationwide incidence, as well as the crude mortality and injury incidence rates, of disasters and MCIs. The data were collected from the administrative database of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and from provincial fire departments from January 2000 to December 2009. A total of 47,169 events were collected from the NEMA administrative database. Of these events, 115 and 3,079 cases were defined as disasters and MCIs that occurred in Korea, respectively. The incidence of technical disasters/MCIs was approximately 12.7 times greater than that of natural disasters/MCIs. Over the past 10 yr, the crude mortality rates for disasters and MCIs were 2.36 deaths per 100,000 persons and 6.78 deaths per 100,000 persons, respectively. The crude injury incidence rates for disasters and MCIs were 25.47 injuries per 100,000 persons and 152 injuries per 100,000 persons, respectively. The incidence and mortality of disasters/MCIs in Korea seem to be low compared to that of trend around the world.
AB - The objective of study was to evaluate the incidence and mortality rates of disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCIs) over the past 10 yr in the administrative system of Korea administrative system and to examine their relationship with population characteristics. This was a population-based cross-sectional study. We calculated the nationwide incidence, as well as the crude mortality and injury incidence rates, of disasters and MCIs. The data were collected from the administrative database of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and from provincial fire departments from January 2000 to December 2009. A total of 47,169 events were collected from the NEMA administrative database. Of these events, 115 and 3,079 cases were defined as disasters and MCIs that occurred in Korea, respectively. The incidence of technical disasters/MCIs was approximately 12.7 times greater than that of natural disasters/MCIs. Over the past 10 yr, the crude mortality rates for disasters and MCIs were 2.36 deaths per 100,000 persons and 6.78 deaths per 100,000 persons, respectively. The crude injury incidence rates for disasters and MCIs were 25.47 injuries per 100,000 persons and 152 injuries per 100,000 persons, respectively. The incidence and mortality of disasters/MCIs in Korea seem to be low compared to that of trend around the world.
KW - Disasters
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84878620135&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.658
DO - 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.658
M3 - Article
C2 - 23678255
AN - SCOPUS:84878620135
SN - 1011-8934
VL - 28
SP - 658
EP - 666
JO - Journal of Korean Medical Science
JF - Journal of Korean Medical Science
IS - 5
ER -