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Epidemiological Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Preventive Measures of Occupational Injuries Among Commercial Couriers in China Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Xiuquan Shi Open the ORCID record for Xiuquan Shi [Opens in a new window] ,
Miao Qi ,
Xiuli Hu ,
Guojia Qi  and
Ping Yuan
Xiuquan Shi*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China Center for Injury Research and Policy and Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Miao Qi
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Xiuli Hu
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Guojia Qi
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
Ping Yuan
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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Corresponding author: Xiuquan Shi, Email: xqshi@zmu.edu.cn.
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Abstract

In this study, we focus on the significant upward trend of occupational accidental traffic injuries in commercial couriers during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This review comments on the characteristics of occupational accidental injuries of commercial couriers in China and then discusses the reasons of the high incidence rate and associated risk factors. Various potential protective measures were also explored to prevent and control the occupational injuries in this vulnerable worker group.

Keywords

commercial couriersCOVID-19 pandemicepidemiological characteristicsoccupational injuries

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Report from the Field
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e166
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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