A fresh look at the costs of non-fatal consumer product injuries

• Published in: Injury prevention Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 23 - 29
• Main Authors: Lawrence, Bruce A, Spicer, Rebecca S, Miller, Ted R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Accident prevention; Accident Prevention - economics; Accident Prevention - statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Consumer products; Cost of Illness; Emergency Service, Hospital - economics; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Fatalities; Female; Firearms; Floors and Floorcoverings; Household Articles; Humans; Injuries; Interior Design and Furnishings; Male; Population Surveillance; Product safety; Recreation; Sex Distribution; Sports; Vehicles; Wounds and Injuries - economics; Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology

Background Products under the purview of the Consumer Product Safety Commission are involved in a large share of injuries and injury costs in the USA. Methods This study analyses incidence data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) and cost data based on the Injury Cost Mod...