TY - JOUR

T1 - Data sharing for prevention

T2 - a case study in the development of a comprehensive emergency department injury surveillance system and its use in preventing violence and alcohol-related harms

AU - Quigg, Zara

AU - Hughes, Karen

AU - Bellis, Mark A

PY - 2012/10

Y1 - 2012/10

N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine emergency department (ED) data sharing via a local injury surveillance system and assess its contribution to the prevention of violence and alcohol-related harms.METHODS: 6-year (2004-2010) exploratory study analysing injury attendances to one ED in the North West of England using descriptive and trend analyses.RESULTS: Over the 6-year period, there were 242,796 ED injury attendances, including 21,683 for intentional injuries. Compared with unintentional injury patients, intentional injury patients were more likely to be men, aged 18-34 years, live in the most deprived communities, have attended the ED at night/weekends, have been injured in a public place and have consumed alcohol prior to the injury. Detailed data collected on alcohol and violence-related ED attendances were shared with local partners to monitor local trends and inform prevention activity including targeted policing and licensing enforcement. Over the 6-year period, intentional ED injury attendances decreased by 35.6% and alcohol-related assault attendances decreased by 30.3%.CONCLUSIONS: The collection of additional ED data on assault details and alcohol use prior to injury, and its integration into multi-agency policy and practice, played an important role in driving local violence prevention activity. Further research is needed to assess the direct contribution ED data sharing makes to reductions in violence.

AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine emergency department (ED) data sharing via a local injury surveillance system and assess its contribution to the prevention of violence and alcohol-related harms.METHODS: 6-year (2004-2010) exploratory study analysing injury attendances to one ED in the North West of England using descriptive and trend analyses.RESULTS: Over the 6-year period, there were 242,796 ED injury attendances, including 21,683 for intentional injuries. Compared with unintentional injury patients, intentional injury patients were more likely to be men, aged 18-34 years, live in the most deprived communities, have attended the ED at night/weekends, have been injured in a public place and have consumed alcohol prior to the injury. Detailed data collected on alcohol and violence-related ED attendances were shared with local partners to monitor local trends and inform prevention activity including targeted policing and licensing enforcement. Over the 6-year period, intentional ED injury attendances decreased by 35.6% and alcohol-related assault attendances decreased by 30.3%.CONCLUSIONS: The collection of additional ED data on assault details and alcohol use prior to injury, and its integration into multi-agency policy and practice, played an important role in driving local violence prevention activity. Further research is needed to assess the direct contribution ED data sharing makes to reductions in violence.

KW - Alcohol-Related Disorders

KW - Emergency Service, Hospital

KW - England

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Information Dissemination

KW - Male

KW - Organizational Case Studies

KW - Primary Prevention

KW - Sentinel Surveillance

KW - Surveys and Questionnaires

KW - Violence

KW - World Health Organization

KW - Wounds and Injuries

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

U2 - 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040159

DO - 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040159

M3 - Article

C2 - 22210640

VL - 18

SP - 315

EP - 320

JO - Injury Prevention

JF - Injury Prevention

SN - 1475-5785

IS - 5

ER -