Topic/focus: Disease - Specific / Registry Year(s): 1979 - 1996; 1997 - Present Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Study and sample characteristics: Medical records Universe: NEISS hospital’s emergency room visits involving consumer products. Variables: ~20 Access: Publically available, online tool Cost: Free Key web links: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Primary Institutional Contact: EDRC Coordinator (tchelius@mcw.edu)
Summary: CPSC’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) is a national probability sample of hospitals in the U.S. and its territories. Patient information is collected from each NEISS hospital for every emergency visit involving an injury associated with consumer products. From this sample, the total number of product-related injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms nationwide can be estimated.