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Multicenter Study
. 2006 Oct;12(5):347-50.
doi: 10.1136/ip.2006.011494.

Determining objective injury prevention priorities

D J Wiebe  1 , M L Nance, C C Branas
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Multicenter Study

Determining objective injury prevention priorities

D J Wiebe et al. Inj Prev. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Background and objective: Finite injury prevention resources make the establishment of prevention priorities essential. Toward this end, the US National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) for 2000 to 2004 was accessed and four injury prevention priority scores (one previously defined and three new scores) were computed.

Methods: An injury prevention priority score (IPPS) was calculated based on the frequency of an injury mechanism and the median injury severity score. In addition, a mortality priority score (Mort-PS), a hospital charge priority score (Charge-PS), and a years of potential life lost (YPLL-PS) priority score were calculated for the 13 most common injury mechanisms.

Results: There was variability across the four scores, but motor vehicle traffic, firearm related, and fall injuries ranked high on all four of the priority criteria. Multiple criteria should be considered when assessing injury burden.

Conclusions: The methods presented here can help prioritize injuries and support more objective public policies.

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