Evaluation of a hospital-based injury surveillance system for monitoring road traffic deaths in Phuket, Thailand.

CONCLUSION: An efficient and comprehensive road traffic injury and death surveillance system is critical for monitoring Phuket's road traffic burden. The hospital-based IS system is a useful system for monitoring road traffic deaths and assessing risk behaviors. However, the complexity of data collection and limited coverage hinders the ability of IS to fully represent road traffic deaths in Phuket Province. Combining data sources could improve coverage and should be considered.
PMID: 31050566 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - May 2, 2019 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Nittayasoot N, Peterson AB, Thammawijaya P, Parker EM, Sathawornwiwat A, Boonthanapat N, Chantian T, Voradetwitaya L, Jiraphongsa C, Sagarasaeranee O, Sansilapin C, Rattanathamsakul T, Ketgudee L, Tantiworrawit P Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research