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State Trauma Registries as a Resource for Occupational Injury Surveillance and Research: Lessons from Washington State, 1998–2009



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    Objectives: Work-related traumatic injury is a leading cause of death and disability among US workers. Occupational injury surveillance is necessary for effective prevention planning and assessing progress toward Healthy People 2020 objectives. Our objectives were to (1) describe the Washington State Trauma Registry (WTR) as a resource for occupational injury surveillance and research, (2) compare the WTR with 2 population-based data sources more widely used for these purposes, and (3) compare the number of injuries ascertained by the WTR with other data sources. Methods: We linked WTR records to hospital discharge records in the Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System for 2009 and to workers' compensation claims from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries for 1998 to 2008. We assessed the 3 data sources for overlap, concordance, and case ascertainment. Results: Of 9185 work-related injuries in the WTR, 3380 (37%) did not link to workers' compensation claims. Use of payer information in hospital discharge records along with the WTR work-relatedness field identified 20% more linked injuries as work related (n = 720) than did use of payer information alone (n = 602). The WTR identified substantial numbers of work-related injuries that were not identified through workers' compensation or hospital discharge records. Conclusions: Workers' compensation and hospital discharge databases are important but incomplete data sources for work-related injuries; many work-related injuries are not billed to, reported to, or covered by workers' compensation. Trauma registries are well positioned to capture severe work-related injuries and should be included in comprehensive injury surveillance efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1053-0487
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    131
  • Issue:
    6
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20049986
  • Citation:
    Public Health Rep 2016 Nov-Dec; 131(6):791-799
  • Contact Point Address:
    Jeanne M. Sears, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195
  • Email:
    jeannes@uw.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2017
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Washington, Seattle
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20100901
  • Source Full Name:
    Public Health Reports
  • End Date:
    20120831
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    urn:sha-512:d589c6131fb37b471aec327cc75cc5b05bde98579c228fbcc54e0ab1112002d829d13a87da6bd5be81815808ab8b89893477d3a81243689b4436e2a9103a5b08
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