Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Mar 2012
Identification of work-related injuries in a State Trauma Registry.
Many state trauma registries contain work-related information but are underutilized for occupational injury research/surveillance. We assessed three methods of identifying work-related injuries in the Washington State Trauma Registry (WTR). ⋯ The WTR work-related indicator is highly sensitive and may identify injuries that occur in the course of exempt/excluded employment, are not reported to workers' compensation, and/or are work-related using definitions that go beyond WC coverage. Judicious use of external cause codes may identify additional work-related injuries.