In order to explore both the magnitude of the current injury problem in North Carolina and existing injury prevention efforts being conducted in the state, three methodological approaches were undertaken: (a) a quantitative analysis of mortality and hospital discharge data to determine injury rates, as well as estimates of non-hospitalized injury rates; (b) a description of hospital charges for injuries; and (c) a survey of the primary coordinators at local SAFE KIDS coalitions/chapters to describe their current injury prevention efforts, their challenges, and their training and assistance needs.

The descriptive text for the hospital charges and quantitative analysis can be found in Chapters 1-3 of the report.  In addition to injury rate and other calculations, the report provides a large amount of descriptive data. Charts and graphs in PowerPoint slides can be downloaded for your use.  Use All Injuries for North Carolina and US data.  Use Injuries by Cause to get slides for injuries separated by gender and intent.

The coalitions page provides access to the survey instrument both with and without the responses from the coordinators.