| STUDY /RESEARCHERS | METHOD / PURPOSE | DATA SOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Bite (Sacks JJ, et al. (1)) |
Sekar and Deming method (Adjust incidence) |
Single-cause mortality tapes; NEXIS search service of mead data central. |
The method of Sekar and Deming was applied to estimate the dog bite-related fatalities in the United States from 1979 to 1986. Two data sources were considered in this estimation. Since one of the data sources was not available in the period of 1987-1988, the sensitivity of the other data source in the period of 1979 to 1986 was used to estimate the number of dog bite-related fatalities from 1987 to 1988. |
| Motor Vehicle Fatalities (Chiu WT, et al (2)) |
Capture-recapture (Estimate incidence, completeness of ascertainment) |
Fatal accident reporting system; National center for health statistics' multiple cause of death data set. |
The two-source capture-recapture method was applied to estimate the number of incidents of motor vehicle fatalities in US for a 2-day period in 1978. |
| All-terrain Vehicle Associated Injuries (Smith SM, et al. (3)) |
Sekar and Deming method (estimate total number of nonfatal ATV-associated injuries) |
Medical records; Alaska departments of public safety and transportation reports. |
The number of injuries associated with three-wheeled all-terrain vehicles in Alaska from 1983 to 1984 was estimated by applying Sekar and Deming method. Two independent sources of injury information were used to obtain this estimate. |
| Teenager Injuries (LaPorte RE, et al (4)) |
Capture-recapture; Log linear model. (Estimate number of incidents; evaluate cost-effectiveness of various source combination) |
Monthly recall; Four month survey; Medical excuses; Attendance records from school. |
Multiple sources were used to ascertain cases of adolescent injuries that occurred between September 1, 1991 to December 31, 1991 in three schools in Allegheny County, PA. |
| Child injury (Roberts I, Scragg R. (5)) |
Capture-recapture (Estimate completeness) |
Public hospital discharge records; Injury surveillance system |
Two-sample capture-recapture was used to estimate the completeness of child injury surveillance. The public hospital discharge statistics were 90% complete and the active surveillance system 77% complete. For non-traffic child pedestrian injuries hospital discharge statistics were 66% complete, the surveillance system was 79% complete. |
| Fatal Occupational Injuries (Rossignol M (6)) |
capture-recapture (Estimate completeness) |
Quebec Workers' compensation Board; Coroner's death certificates |
Two-sample capture-recapture was used to estimate the nubmer of fatal occupational injuries for the year 1987 and 1988. The estimated number of deaths was between 369 and 401. The compensation coverage was 66.1% in workers 55 years of age and older and 8.3% in farming occupations. |
| Spinal Cord Injury (Johnson RL (7)) |
capture-recapture (Estimate incidence) |
Clinical contact person, medical records depts, centralized statewide hospital discharge database. | CR method was employed to evaluate the sources reporting hospitalized spinal cord injury cases to the statewide, population-based surveillance system in Colorado for the year 1994. CR results indicated that an estimated 1-5 cases were missed with total annual incidence rate for hospitalized SCI ranging from 45.1 to 46.3 per 1,000,000. |
| Dog Bite Injury (Chang YF (8)) |
log-linear model (Estimate incidence) |
Hospital reports; Animal control agency reports; Other reports |
Capture-recapture methods were used to estimate the number of dog bite injuries occurring in the city of Pittsburgh in 1993 by using 3 reporting sources. 790 dog bites were reported and it was estimated that there were 1388 unreported dog bites, with an estimated incidence rate of 58.9 per 10,000. |