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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Caroline B Hutchings, MStat and Lenora M. Olson, MA. Intermountain Injury Control Research Center, University of Utah, 615 Arapeen Drive, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, 8015814063, caroline.hutchings@hsc.utah.edu
Introduction: Intentional violence-related injuries are a significant health problem facing Americans today. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -All Injury Probability (NEISS-AIP) data were collected from 66 hospitals, which are a nationally representative sample of US hospital Emergency Departments. For the 6 month period from July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000, data were collected on 231,672 nonfatal injury related ED cases and posted to the CDC WISQARS web site. Results: Leading causes of violence-related injury varied by gender. We found that females were 9 times more likely to be seen in an ED for sexual assault (OR=8.96, 95%CI=8.77-9.15), two times more likely to use poisoning in attempting suicide (OR=2.10, 95% CI=2.07-2.13), and are 4 times more likely to be injured by suffocation than males (OR=3.93, 95%CI=3.61-4.25). Females were less likely to be seen in an ED for injuries due to firearms in both assaults (OR=0.15, 95% CI=0.145-0.154) and suicide attempts (OR=0.098, (95% CI=0.875-0.109). Conclusion: The importance of the NEISS-AIP cannot be underestimated, as very little data on ED injury visits is available. We found that females are more likely than males to be treated in the ED for sexual assault and poisoning-related suicides while males are more likely than females to be seen for an injury from an assault with a firearm, and attempt suicide with a firearm. These trends need to continue to be monitored and used for intervention and prevention programs.
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Keywords: Injuries, Violence
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.