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created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

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Description

CPSC's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a national probability sample of hospitals. Patient information is collected for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with a consumer product. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated. Estimates can be focused by setting certain variables.

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Data Provided By
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Dataset Summary
Agency
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date Released
1973
Date Updated
July, 2009
Time Period
January 1, 1991 through December 31, 2008
Frequency
On-line data are updated annually
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
N
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Statistical
Unique ID
605
Extended Type
Data Extraction Tool
Dataset Coverage
Unit of Analysis
Emergency Room Visit
Granularity
N/A
Geographic Coverage
The entire United States, including territories.
Data Description
Collection Mode
Person/computer
Data Collection Instrument
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Data Dictionary
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Additional Dataset Documentation
Technical Documentation
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Additional Metadata
N/A
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Data.gov Program Management Office

Data.gov Program Management Office

created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

Description

CPSC's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a national probability sample of hospitals. Patient information is collected for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with a consumer product. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated. Estimates can be focused by setting certain variables.

Activity
Community Rating
0.0
Your Rating
Raters
0
Visits
1798
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1180
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Category
Health and Nutrition
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Public
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hospital, consumer product, NEISS, injury, injury estimates, CPSC, epidemiology, safety, emergency room visits
Licensing and Attribution
Data Provided By
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Source Link
(none)
Dataset Summary
Agency
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date Released
1973
Date Updated
July, 2009
Time Period
January 1, 1991 through December 31, 2008
Frequency
On-line data are updated annually
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
N
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Statistical
Unique ID
605
Extended Type
Data Extraction Tool
Dataset Coverage
Unit of Analysis
Emergency Room Visit
Granularity
N/A
Geographic Coverage
The entire United States, including territories.
Data Description
Collection Mode
Person/computer
Data Collection Instrument
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Data Dictionary
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Additional Dataset Documentation
Technical Documentation
www.cpsc.gov/library/neiss.html
Additional Metadata
N/A
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission