Work-related concussion surveillance

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• Personal Author:
  Bunn TL ; Slavova S
• Description:
  Background: The goal of this study was to use multiple state-based data sources (emergency department [ED] visits, hospital discharge [HD] data, and workers' compensation [WC] data) to estimate the 2011 work-related concussion injury rate in Kentucky. Methods: Deterministic data linkages between the 2011 WC data and ED/HD data were performed. Annual crude rates of work-related concussions per 100,000 employed civilians age 16 years or older were reported. Results: Using the three data sources, the 2011 work-related concussion crude rate was 31.8/100,000, higher for men (38.8/100,000) than for women (24.1/100,000). The use of WC data alone resulted in an estimated rate of only 11.7/100,000. ED data utilization alone resulted in a rate of 21.7/100,000. Conclusion: This study's primary recommendation is to use WC, ED, and HD data on a routine basis as part of multiple data source surveillance for work-related concussion injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Epidemiology Men Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-related Brain-damage Concussion Emergency-care Emergency-treatment Emergency Department Visits Head-injuries Hospitalizations Injuries Multiple Data Sources Statistical-analysis Surveillance Surveillance-programs Work-environment Worker-health Workers Workers' Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40-45
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045281
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Jan; 58(1):40-45
• Contact Point Address:
  Svetla Slavova, PhD, Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Kentucky, 333 Waller Ave, Suite 242, Lexington, KY 40504
• Email:
  ssslav2@email.uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:27996d7cb5199b149a93d7d80cbd72c964001a8291c99e022817640e61ece29a3ca840abca205e0278a474a96a05db5b50d15286c90632be31d163ad6eab8fce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200747/cdc_200747_DS1.pdf
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