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A road traffic injury surveillance system using combined data sources in Peru / Sistema de vigilancia de traumatismos por accidentes de tránsito con fuentes de datos combinadas en el Perú
Medina, Yliana Rojas; Espitia-Hardeman, Victoria; Dellinger, Ann M; Loayza, Manuel; Leiva, Rene; Cisneros, Gloria.
  • Medina, Yliana Rojas; Ministry of Health. National Office of Epidemiology. Lima. PE
  • Espitia-Hardeman, Victoria; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Atlanta. US
  • Dellinger, Ann M; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Atlanta. US
  • Loayza, Manuel; Ministry of Health. National Office of Epidemiology. Lima. PE
  • Leiva, Rene; State Health Departmen. Callao. PE
  • Cisneros, Gloria; Cayetano Heredia National Hospital. Lima. PE
Rev. panam. salud pública ; 29(3): 191-197, Mar. 2011. ilus, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-581618
ABSTRACT
A national hospital-based nonfatal road traffic injury surveillance system was established at sentinel units across Peru in 2007 under the leadership of the Ministry of Health. Surveillance data are drawn from three different sources (hospital records, police reports, and vehicle insurance reports) and include nonfatal road traffic injuries initially attended at emergency rooms. A single data collection form is used to record information about the injured, event characteristics related to the driver of the vehicle(s), and the vehicle(s). Data are analyzed periodically and disseminated to all surveillance system participants. Results indicated young adult males (15-29 years old) were most affected by nonfatal road traffic injuries and were most often the drivers of the vehicles involved in the collision. Four-wheeled vehicle occupants comprised one-half of cases in most regions of the country, and pedestrians injured in the event accounted for almost another half. The system established in Peru could serve as a model for the use of multiple data sources in national nonfatal road traffic injury surveillance. Based on this study, the challenges of this type of system include sustaining and increasing participation among sentinel units nationwide and identifying appropriate prevention interventions at the local level based on the resulting data.
RESUMEN
Con el liderazgo del Ministerio de Salud, en el 2007 se estableció un sistema hospitalario nacional de vigilancia de traumatismos no mortales por accidentes de tránsito en unidades centinela de todo el Perú. Los datos de vigilancia se extraen de tres fuentes diferentes (registros hospitalarios, informes policiales e informes del seguro del vehículo) e incluyen los traumatismos no mortales por accidentes de tránsito atendidos inicialmente en las salas de urgencia. Se usa un único formulario de recopilación de datos para registrar la información sobre los heridos, las características del hecho relacionadas con el conductor o los conductores de los vehículos y del vehículo o los vehículos involucrados. Los datos se analizan periódicamente y se comunican a todos los participantes del sistema de vigilancia. Los resultados indicaron que los hombres adultos jóvenes (de 15 a 29 años) fueron los más afectados por traumatismos no mortales por accidentes de tránsito y con mayor frecuencia eran los conductores de los vehículos que participaron en la colisión. Los ocupantes de vehículos de cuatro ruedas representaron la mitad de los casos en la mayoría de las zonas del país y los peatones lesionados en el hecho representaron prácticamente la otra mitad. El sistema establecido en el Perú podría servir de modelo del uso de múltiples fuentes de datos para la vigilancia a nivel nacional de traumatismos no mortales por accidentes de tránsito. Según los resultados de este estudio, los retos de un sistema de este tipo consisten en mantener y aumentar la participación de las unidades de vigilancia de todo el país y determinar las intervenciones de prevención adecuadas en el nivel local según los datos obtenidos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Accidents, Traffic / Population Surveillance Type of study: Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Rev. panam. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Cayetano Heredia National Hospital/PE / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/US / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta/US / Ministry of Health/PE / State Health Departmen/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Accidents, Traffic / Population Surveillance Type of study: Prognostic study / Screening study Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Peru Language: English Journal: Rev. panam. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Cayetano Heredia National Hospital/PE / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/US / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta/US / Ministry of Health/PE / State Health Departmen/PE