Term: Injury Indicators

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-04-19

Definition:

A set of Mortality and Hospitalization Indicators for describing rates associated with different types of injuries, including: motor vehicle, falls, vehicular non-traffic, drowning, poisoning, fire and flames, suicide, homicide, and other injuries. There are specific ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes (E-codes) for each of these injuries.

Related concepts 

• External Cause of Injury Codes and Injury Categories

Related terms 

• All Injuries
• External Cause of Injury Codes
• Health Status Indicators
• Hospitalization Indicators
• Hospitalization Rates for Injuries
• ICD-9-CM
• Injury Categories (External Causes, ICD-9-CM)
• Injury Hospitalizations
• Injury Resulting in Hospitalization or Death
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)
• Mortality Indicators
• POPULIS
• Rate Standardization

References 

• Cohen MM, MacWilliam L. Population Health: Health Status Indicators. Volume II: Tables and Figures. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)
• Frohlich N, Markesteyn T, Roos NP, Carriere KC, Black C, De Coster C, Burchill CA, MacWilliam L. A Report on the Health Status, Socio-Economic Risk and Health Care Use of the Manitoba Population, 1992-93 and Overview of the 1990-91 to 1992-93 Findings. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 1994. [Report] [Summary] (View)