The burden of traumatic brain injury among adolescent and young adult workers in Washington State

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• Alternative Title:
  J Safety Res
• Personal Author:
  Graves, Janessa M. ; Sears, Jeanne M. ; Vavilala, Monica S. ; Rivara, Frederick P.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  This study describes injury characteristics and costs of work-related traumatic brain injury (WRTBI) among 16–24 year olds in Washington State between 1998 and 2008.
  
  Methods
  
  WRTBIs were identified in the Washington Trauma Registry (WTR) and linked to workers’ compensation (WC) claims data. Medical and time-loss compensation costs were compared between workers with isolated TBI and TBI with other trauma.
  
  Results
  
  Of 273 WRTBI cases identified, most (61.5%) were TBI with other trauma. One-third of WRTBI did not link to a WC claim. Medical costs averaged $88,307 (median $16,426) for isolated TBI cases, compared to $73,669 (median $41,167) for TBI with other trauma.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Results highlight the financial impact of WRTBI among young workers. Multiple data sources provided a more comprehensive picture than a single data source alone. This linked-data approach holds great potential for future traumatic occupational injury research.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Article Costs Of Work-related TBI Head Injuries Occupational Health Work-related Injuries Workers’ Compensation Data Youth
• Source:
  J Safety Res. 2012; 45:133-139.
• Pubmed ID:
  23710080
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3659310
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R03 OH009883/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; T32 HD057822/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  45
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ecc84b46c0c0afb8839fd00efdd8fba6bfa13bf7231d4ba67f0a53f924d8a1de
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/41892/cdc_41892_DS1.pdf
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