Epidemiological Features of violence-related Injuries in Jamaica

Crawford, Tazhmoye V.

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2014/8437.5096

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“…Latin America and the Caribbean region have a long history in trauma surveillance, as evidenced by the cases of Colombia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, 2 and Jamaica. 3 In Colombia, for example, the recently implemented International Trauma Registry of the Pan-American Trauma Society has been used widely by Ordoñez et al, to analyze clinical aspects of their patients and promote a better understanding of damage control techniques. 4 …”

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Evaluating data quality in trauma registries

Bonilla-Escobar

Birda

Puyana

2016

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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Evaluating data quality in trauma registries

Bonilla-Escobar

Birda

Puyana

2016

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

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“…Violence and injury have traditionally fallen outside the purview of public health; yet they are responsible for over five million deaths annually (1). Injuries disproportionately affect younger cohorts, with violence accounting for nearly 60% of male deaths in the Caribbean between the ages of five and 44 years (2). With young individuals bearing most of the injury burden, it was estimated that the potential years of life lost (PYLL) to injuries and violence surpassed the PYLL to cancer and cardiovascular disease (3).…”

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Assessing Violence and Injury Surveillance in the Caribbean

Andall‐Brereton¹,

Mueller²

2018

West Indian Med J

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Objective: To determine the status of existing violence and injury prevention (VIP) efforts and surveillance systems in the Caribbean. Methods: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) undertook a survey to gather evidence of VIP in 24 CARPHA member states. The survey was administered to national epidemiologists and non-communicable disease focal points in October 2015 using an online tool, ‘Survey Monkey’. Questions were asked about the availability in each country of VIP representative surveys, policies, action plans, laws, victim support services, and surveillance systems. Results: Nineteen (79%) countries completed the VIP survey. Only three (16%) countries indicated having conducted a nationally representative survey. Twelve (63%) had not developed a national policy, and 14 (74%) had not implemented an action plan on VIP. Each country reported the existence of VIP laws and offered victim support services, though average law enforcement ranged from 40% to 79%. Nine (47%) countries indicated using an injury registry, and 15 (79%) reported collecting injury data using in-patient records, mainly from public hospitals. All 19 countries confirmed that records of reported violent incidents were maintained by the police. Unique identifiers were generally lacking in registries and data collected by the police. Only four (44%) countries with registries, 10 (67%) countries with in-patient injury data, and 12 (63%) countries with police records indicated that the data were shared with other organizations. Conclusion: Each country reported some level of injury surveillance system. However, such systems should be harmonized to produce more complete baseline data. The use of unique identifiers is required to reduce duplication and effectively link surveillance systems available in countries.

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