A method for linking motor vehicle victim and collision data collected by multiple county agencies.

Conclusion: These results were made possible by integrating 4 distinct data sources. As future research in traffic-related injury moves toward prevention, it will be critical to evaluate new preventative strategies quickly and effectively. A unique number that is both patient and event specific that could be incorporated into each of these databases would make such integration seamless. Successful methods for linking data collected by the multiple agencies involved in motor vehicle collisions will ultimately provide invaluable information for medical personnel, researchers, engineers, planners, and policy makers at the local, state, and national levels to identify safety priorities to reduce crash-related injuries and fatalities. PMID: 24279962 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research