Muhammadiyah Medical Journal
Vol 4, No 1 (2023): Muhammadiyah Medical Journal (MMJ)

Risk Factors of Injury Severity Level in Foreign Tourists Visiting Bali

Putu Indah Budiapsari (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Warmadewa University, Denpasar, Indonesia)
Wayan Widhidewi (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Warmadewa University, Denpasar, Indonesia)
Ketut Hari Muliawan (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia)
Ady Wirawan (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Mar 2023

Abstract

Background: Injuries are the highest cause of death for international tourists, especially injuries caused by traffic accidents. The severity level of injury is the most cause of death. It is necessary to analyze the risk factor of injury severity among international travelers visiting Bali. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for injury severity in foreign tourists visiting Bali. Methods: This cross-sectional analytic study used foreign tourists visiting an international hospital in Bali as the research sample. This research was conducted by analyzing medical records using Injury Severity Score. Data on respondent characteristics, including age, gender, and injury characteristics, including location, type of injury, degree of severity, and injury mechanism, were analyzed using cross-tabulation. Results: The most types of trauma were closed fractures, 49 people (45.4%), and the most common causes were traffic accidents, namely 39 (36.1%) people. Based on the injury region, the lower Extremity is 36 (33.3%) mostly. Conclusion: Age, gender, type of injury, and mechanism of the accident was significant factor influencing the severity of injury among travelers visiting Bali (p<0.05).

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MMJ

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

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Muhammadiyah Medical Journal (MMJ) Faculty of Medicine and Health is an international journal based on scientific research. The journal is published 2 (two) times in 1 year, March and September. Muhammadiyah Medical Journal Faculty of Medicine and Health invites the lecturers, practitioners and ...