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Injury Surveillance
Ward Jones, Injury Prevention Specialist
Ward Jones, Injury Prevention Specialist
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
P.O. Box 130
Dillingham, AK 99576
Phone (907) 842-3396
FAX (907) 842-3406
Email: [email protected]
Goals
• Understanding a simple surveillance system.
• It’s uses and benefits.
• Application to transportation safety.
BBAHC System
• History
• Content
• Operation
• Uses and benefits (with examples)
• Cautions and pitfalls
BBAHC System
• Began Federal FY 93
• Currently Contains 19 Yr. by FY
• 5,332 individual entries
• Including 290 deaths
The Particulars
• Formal System with policy (departmental)
• Monthly check ER Log
• Data Input (Epi. Info 6)
• Data Sources
Computers
Individual Record Form
• Form included in packet
Do it yourself
Sources (including but not limited to) • Kanakanak Hospital ER Log • (Medical Records if needed)• *Alaska State Troopers • VPSO• Police• EMS• NIOSH *statute• AK Dept. Epi. *statute
Confidentiality and professionalism
www.dps.state.ak.us/pio/dispatch/index.asp
*Note Saves
Uses and Benefits
• Identify Problems
• Prioritize
• Identify Solutions
• Evaluation
• Information sharing and support
(3Es & not just own ideas)
(confidentiality/HIPAA)
Aleknagik Road Project
Information ExamplesBristol Bay Injury Deaths 2003-2007
Drow ning, 27
Air Crash, 9
Hypothermia, 9
Suicide, 8
ATV/Snow go, 7
Assault, 5
Other*, 15
Bristol Bay Resident Injury Deaths: Alcohol vs Non-Alcohol Related
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Bristol Bay Non-Resident Injury Deaths: Alcohol vs Non-Alcohol Related
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$700 K
- Suicide Prevention
- Level 4 Trauma
Recommendations
• Keep it simple
• Formal
• Consistent
• At least do a pin map
DONE
Any Questions?