An evaluation of external cause-of-injury codes using hospital records from the Indian Health Service, 1985

S.M. Smith, L.S. Colwell and J.E. Sniezek

American Journal of Public Health, 1990, vol. 80, issue 3, 279-281

Abstract: To evaluate the usefulness of International Classification of Diseases external cause-of-injury and poisoning codes (E codes) for public health surveillance of nonfatal injuries, we analyzed E codes from Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital records. E codes for unknown or unspecified causes were used for 25 percent of records. At two hospitals, 63 percent of E codes assigned by independent coders agreed; another 18 percent matched on general cause-of-injury groups. With uniform guidelines and increased training, E coding could provide a valuable, cost-effective method of quantifying and characterizing severe, nonfatal injuries.

Date: 1990
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