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Firearm-related injury surveillance in California
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998Although firearms are the leading cause of injury death in California, no staff resources were devoted to surveillance of firearm-related injuries until 1995, when The California Wellness Foundation funded the Firearm Injury Surveillance Program (FISP).To develop and evaluate surveillance of serious firearm-related injuries and risk factors.Passive ...
A N, Kim, R B, Trent
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Global injury surveillance: opportunities and challenges
Injury Prevention, 2010Throughout the world opportunities and challenges exist for injury surveillance including system establishment, methodology of data collection and data dissemination. Despite differences in culture and environment, there remain many common challenges to conducting injury surveillance and missed opportunities for sharing cross-national solutions that ...
Joyce C, Pressley, Michael J, Mello
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Massachusetts weapon-related injury surveillance system
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998Surveillance data on nonfatal weapon-related injuries--particularly those treated only in the emergency department (ED)--have been largely unavailable.To develop a surveillance system for fatal and nonfatal gunshot wounds and sharp instrument assaults.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) developed an ED-based reporting system for weapon ...
C W, Barber +6 more
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2000
Abstract In the United States, an average of 16 workers die every day from injuries sustained on the job. This represents 16 workers who will not return home, 16 families who will mourn the loss of a loved one. For those of us in occupational safety and health, these deaths must be our guideposts for prevention.
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Abstract In the United States, an average of 16 workers die every day from injuries sustained on the job. This represents 16 workers who will not return home, 16 families who will mourn the loss of a loved one. For those of us in occupational safety and health, these deaths must be our guideposts for prevention.
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Sports Injury Surveillance and Protective Equipment
Sports Medicine, 1997Protective equipment is adopted in the hope of reducing the incidence and severity of injuries. To objectively assess the effectiveness of such equipment, injury data is required prior to and after the introduction of this countermeasure. In many cases, there has been no appropriate evaluation of the countermeasure.
C, Hrysomallis, W E, Morrison
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1998
Abstract The word “surveillance,” with its connotation of police watching the residences of suspects, or someone’s phone being tapped, may not be the best word to describe an epidemiological activity. The epidemiological use of the term refers to collection of data on who, when, where and, sometimes, how people become diseased or injured.
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Abstract The word “surveillance,” with its connotation of police watching the residences of suspects, or someone’s phone being tapped, may not be the best word to describe an epidemiological activity. The epidemiological use of the term refers to collection of data on who, when, where and, sometimes, how people become diseased or injured.
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Missouri firearm-related injury surveillance system
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998The Missouri Department of Health collects hospital inpatient and emergency room records statewide. With mortality data, they make up a population-based surveillance system of firearm-related injuries. Much information is not captured by these data, however.During a three-year project we attempted to develop a timely, representative, and sensitive ...
M, Van Tuinen, A, Crosby
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1998
Abstract Some states and other entities have established systems of surveillance for particular types of injury outcome, such as spinal cord or brain injuries. For example, in response to congressional mandate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds traumatic brain injury surveillance in 12 U.S. states (Langlois et al.
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Abstract Some states and other entities have established systems of surveillance for particular types of injury outcome, such as spinal cord or brain injuries. For example, in response to congressional mandate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funds traumatic brain injury surveillance in 12 U.S. states (Langlois et al.
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Surveillance of Injury Mortality
2011Injury surveillance data can be analyzed for a variety of purposes including: detecting injury trends, measuring the size of the problem, identifying high-risk populations, projecting resource needs, establishing priorities, developing prevention strategies, supporting prevention activities, and evaluating prevention efforts.
Margaret Warner, Li-Hui Chen
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Firearm-related injury surveillance in Colorado
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment uses existing data sources to identify and assess firearm-related deaths and injuries statewide.Implementation and evaluation of a surveillance system for fatal and hospitalized nonfatal firearm-related injuries.Electronic death certificate and hospital discharge data are used to identify firearm-
H, Hedegaard, M, Wake, R, Hoffman
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