Capture and surveillance of quad-bike (ATV)-related injuries in administrative data collections

Rebecca J. Mitchell*, Raphael Grzebieta, George Rechnitzer

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Identifying quad-bike-related injuries in administrative data collections can be problematic. This study sought to determine whether quad-bike-related injuries could be identified in routinely collected administrative data collections in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, and to determine the information recorded according to World Health Organization (WHO) injury surveillance guidelines that could assist injury prevention efforts. Five routinely collected administrative data collections in NSW in the period 2000–2012 were reviewed. The WHO core minimum data items recorded in each of the five data collections ranged from 37.5% to 75.0%. Age and sex of the injured individual were the only data items that were recorded in all data collections. The data collections did not contain detailed information on the circumstances of quad bike incidents. Major improvements are needed in the information collected in these data-sets, if their value is to be increased and used for injury prevention purposes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-263
Number of pages9
JournalInternational journal of injury control and safety promotion
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • quad bike
  • ATV
  • injury surveillance

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