Injury investigation and surveillance system

• Establish a basis for identifying the causes of injuries and formulating injury prevention policies through the operation of an injury management, investigation, and surveillance system.

• 3.55 million people (2023, 6.9% of the total population) experienced an injury in the past year, 1.23 million people (2023, 2.4% of the total population) were hospitalized due to an injury, and 30,000 people (2023, 7.9% of all deaths) died as a result of injuries*. * Among all causes of death, injury ranks 4th after cancer, heart disease, and pneumonia (Statistics on Causes of Death, 2023). The mortality rate due to injury is the 3rd highest among all OECD countries.

• Among the socioeconomic costs* (KRW 148 trillion) attributed to diseases, the cost due to injuries (KRW 21 trillion) ranks first among all diseases (National Health Insurance Policy Research Institute, 2017). * Socioeconomic costs = Direct costs (medical expenses, caregiving costs, transportation costs) + Indirect costs (cost of premature death, loss of productivity)

• Since injuries are a preventable health issue, the World Health Organization recommended the establishment of a national injury surveillance system for injury prevention (1989).
• The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency established an injury investigation project in 2005 to identify the status of injury occurrence and prepare evidence-based data for injury prevention and management projects. Through this project, the scale and characteristics of injuries would be examined in hospitals.
• The Division of Injury Prevention and Management was newly established with the opening of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (September 2020).
• The Division of Injury Prevention and Management was newly established with the opening of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (September 2020).

• (In-depth Survey of Discharged Injury Patients) To identify the scale and status of injury occurrence and establish a scientific basis for injury prevention and management by producing continuous and systematic statistics that are nationally approved
• (In-depth Survey of Emergency Department Injury Patients) To provide a basis for injury prevention and management by conducting timely, in-depth analysis and investigation of injury risk factors and vulnerable groups for each injury type
• (Community-Based Severe Trauma Survey) To provide basic data for improving the transport system and establishing emergency medical and disaster safety policies through comparative evaluation of the management of severe injuries and mass casualty incidents by region

(National Comprehensive Injury Statistics) To provide a basis for systematic injury prevention, management, and policy formulation through the establishment of a multi-agency collaborative system in the field of injury for the continuous publication of national-level comprehensive injury statistics공 (Injury Occurrence Status) To prepare a data book (INJURY FACTBOOK) focusing on key statistics to inform the public about the severity and preventability of injuries and to be utilized in formulating related policies

• Securing real-time injury surveillance data, including the status of injury patient occurrence and major causes
• Supporting the establishment of prevention policies by analyzing the characteristics of injury occurrence types by age and injury type
• Utilized for early identification of high-risk injury groups and prevention strategies.
• Utilized as evidence for injury prevention projects by related organizations and local communities, and for improving laws and systems.