Highlights of the International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics, Paris Meeting, April 2003* ICE Workgroup Project Areas Ice Injury Indicators Group have a case definition based on diagnosis, focus on serious injury, have unbiased case ascertainment,
come
from data that are representative of the target population, be based on existing data systems, and be fully specified. Selecting a main injury from among the multiple causes of death In certain circumstances, selecting a main injury from the multiple causes is necessary for international comparisons. The selection rules for main injury changed between ICD-9 and ICD-10. The Mortality Reference Group has concerns about the new rules. ICE will analyze multiple cause data from several countries and develop methodologies for selecting a main injury. Household Injury Survey Comparison Currently, there is no international consensus on the questions or inclusion criteria. A multi-country report of 10 national household survey questions is being finalized. Findings from this report will be used as a guide for developing a standard injury module. Occupational ICE on Injury
Collaborative
work has resulted in three journal articles on fatal
work-related injuries
between US, The collaborative group is exploring an international comparison of work-related motor vehicle fatalities (leading cause of death to workers). The Occupational ICE group is seeking information from other ICE members on their data systems for occupational fatal injuries. An inquiry on ICD-10 activity codes will be conducted through the ICE Listserv (these codes in ICD-10 were incorporated to provide data on the activity at the time of the death, but their actual use may be infrequent). An international comparison of occupational drowning incidents was proposed and partners are being sought for this effort. Currently there is no uniform/universal tool for the analysis and description of multiple injuries. A method for building multiple injury profiles that uses the Barell Matrix was developed: ICD-9-CM are allocated to matrix cells, the units of reference become matrix cells. This process was agreed upon and accepted by discussion group members, the group is exploring the possibility of excluding injuries that are of an Abbreviated Injury Scale severity of 1.
Disability Nonfatal injuries have the potential for contributing to long-term consequences: these limitations or restrictions in tasks or other social role activities are conceptualized as disability.
Two
theoretical models of disability commonly in use:
To translate from the conceptual models to the measurement of disability, the Washington City Group Measurement Matrix can be used as a guide for data collection which varies depending on the research goals.
No
single measure of “disability.” Measures developed at the Washington City Group for use in international measurement will be shared with and assessed by the workgroups. Continued funding is an issue, both for annual meeting and for actual project work. With the goal of increased funding is the need to increase accountability (via a strategic plan). To aid in the development of the strategic plan, results from a survey identified seven critical components: infrastructure, research, dissemination/outreach, training, evaluation with measurable objectives, collaborators, and operations. Five-Year
Strategic Plan for ICE on Injury Statistics Components General guidance and steps were developed for the following components: Infrastructure: Develop an expanded infrastructure to support the work of the ICE. Research: Develop and implement a research agenda related to the ICE mission. Dissemination & Outreach (marketing): Develop a marketing and training plan. Training Evaluation of ICE with measurable objectives Collaborators: Expand ICE member countries Operations: Funding, Participants, Meetings, and Products ICE Updates
Results
of the ICD-10 bridge coding study in
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