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Abstract
A Global Approach Using GIS to Investigate Traumatic Injuries
Track: Health and Human Services
Author(s): Amy Pasini, Jane McCall- Garb, Richard Wait
This session demonstrates simple approaches to investigate traumatic injuries using GIS. Individual-level patient demographic data, injury locations, and census population counts were linked to generate hypothesis about the relevant risk factors. The results for falls indicate ages less than 15 and greater than 60 are significant in rates. Spatial regression analysis for demographic factors in the risk for falls will be presented and additional use of the model in applications to other intentional and unintentional injuries will be demonstrated. GIS allows the trauma programs to incorporate timely demographic and injury data. This adds a dynamic temporal and spatial component to injury analysis and enhances injury intervention/educational strategies.
Amy Pasini
Baystate Health System
Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield , MA 01199
USA
Phone: 413-794-4753
Fax: 413-794-0142
E-mail: amy.pasini@bhs.org
Jane McCall- Garb
Baystate Medical Center
Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield 01199
USA
Phone: 413-794- 5241
Richard Wait
Baystate Medical Center
Chairman- Dept/ of Surgery
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield 01199
USA
E-mail: richard.wait@ bhs.org