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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on February 23, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi065
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © Society of Pediatric Psychology 2005; all rights reserved.
Received March 1, 2004
Revised July 8, 2004
Accepted August 17, 2004

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Child Injury Deaths: Comparing Prevention Information from Two Coding Systems

Patricia G. Schnitzer PhD1* and Bernard G. Ewigman MD, MSPH2

1 Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia
2 Present address: Department of Family Medicine, The Division of Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Patricia G. Schnitzer, E-mail: schnitzerp{at}health.missouri.edu


  Abstract

Objectives The International Classification of Disease (ICD) external cause of injury E-codes do not sufficiently identify injury circumstances amenable to prevention. The researchers developed an alternative classification system (B-codes) that incorporates behavioral and environmental factors, for use in childhood injury research, and compare the two coding systems in this paper. Methods All fatal injuries among children less than age five that occurred between January 1, 1992, and December 31, 1994, were classified using both B-codes and E-codes. Results E-codes identified the most common causes of injury death: homicide (24%), fires (21%), motor vehicle incidents (21%), drowning (10%), and suffocation (9%). The B-codes further revealed that homicides (51%) resulted from the child being shaken or struck by another person; many fires deaths (42%) resulted from children playing with matches or lighters; drownings (46%) usually occurred in natural bodies of water; and most suffocation deaths (68%) occurred in unsafe sleeping arrangements. Conclusions B-codes identify additional information with specific relevance for prevention of childhood injuries.

Keywords: child; injuries; mortality; classification; prevention public health.
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