BACKGROUND Products under the purview of the Consumer Product Safety Commission are involved in a large share of injuries and injury costs in the USA. METHODS This study analyses incidence data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) and cost data based on the Injury Cost Model, integrated with the NEISS. We examined the magnitude of non-fatal consumer product related ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost effectiveness of a 4.5 year education campaign that promoted farmers' adoption of rollover protective structures (ROPS) to prevent tractor overturn injuries. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial, decision analysis, and cost effectiveness analysis. SETTING One treatment county and one control county in the State of Kentucky. INTERVENTION A campaign by a local t...

OBJECTIVE To characterize non-fatal firearm related injuries other than gunshot wounds (non-GSWs) treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States that occur during routine gun handling and recreational use as well as violence related use of a firearm. METHODS Cases were identified through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). During the study period, 1 Jan...

The value of measuring the population burden of fatal and nonfatal injury is well established. Population health metrics are important for assessing health status and health-related quality of life after injury and for integrating mortality, disability, and quality-of-life consequences. A frequently used population health metric is the disability-adjusted life-year. This metric was launched in ...