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

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• Personal Author:
  Graves JM ; Rivara FP ; Sears JM ; Vavilala MS
• 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. Impact on Industry: TBI among young workers not only involves long-term health and psychological impacts, but is costly as well. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Delivery Of Health Care Epidemiology Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-groups Author Keywords: Head Injuries Brain-damage Brain-function Costs Of Work-related TBI Disabled-workers Hazards Head-injuries Health-care Humans Information-retrieval-systems Injuries Lost-work-days Medical-care Occupational Injuries Risk-factors Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Worker-health Workers Workers' Compensation Data Youth

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  133-139
• Volume:
  45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042716
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2013 Jun; 45:133-139
• Contact Point Address:
  Janessa M. Graves, Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC), Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, UW Box 359960, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
• Email:
  janessa@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59780f70974005b70d75c42ecdf2a9a348381210257c5f55e05073ab0218cdc86f9f3994e89873cd14c78da5f998f911bed2d8e172ea9e55e3d876d346b33b6c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194853/cdc_194853_DS1.pdf
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