EMS injury cause codes more accurate than emergency department visit ICD-10-CM codes for firearm injury intent in North Carolina - Snyder NL, Ising A, Waller AE.

BACKGROUND: The timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of data for firearm injury surveillance is crucial for public health surveillance efforts and informing injury prevention measures. While emergency department (ED) visit data can provide near real-time...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news