National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Seminar August 11

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Seminar August 11, 2004 U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Why are we here? • CPSC and other agencies – Discuss who we are, what we do and why your work is important to us – Learn from you • NEISS coordinators – Discuss how you do your job, problems, successes and suggestions for change – Learn from us and other coordinators

NEISS Hospital Sample • Universe - 5000 hospitals in 5 Strata • CPSC Sample - 98 hospitals selected randomly from all strata • All Injury Sample - 64 hospitals selected randomly from the 98

NEISS Reporting Volume • 64 All Injury Hospitals – 240, 000 Product-Related Injuries – 315, 000 Other Injuries • 34 Other Hospitals – 120, 000 Product-Related Injuries – 1, 000 Firearms Injuries

Multi-level Data Collection Capability • Routine Emergency Room Data • Emergency Room Special Study • Telephone Investigations • On-site Investigations

Inter-Agency Activities • • All Injury Work-related Firearms Adverse Drug Effects • • Self-inflicted Violence Motor Vehicle Occupant Traumatic Brain Injury Medical Devices

Statistical Basis • Provides national estimates and statistical confidence intervals • Follow-back investigations can be conducted within the statistical framework

System Changes • • Laptops Web-based Collection System Training - Refresher Course on CD-ROM 2 nd Diagnosis - Body Part Combination New Coding Manual New I/E Materials for ER Patients and Staff Web Sites

Web sites • CPSC. GOV/EPIDEMIOLOGY – Data Systems - NEISS -Training -Retrieval

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