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Injury surveillance in a children's hospital--overcoming obstacles to data collection
1Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow.
Insights
Improving injury surveillance form collection is key. Assigning responsibility to a named individual, like a triage nurse, significantly boosts the retrieval rate of Glasgow Children Hospital Injury Reporting and Prevention Programme (CHIRPP) forms.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pediatric Injury Surveillance
- Healthcare Informatics
Background:
- Injury surveillance systems are crucial for understanding child injuries.
- The Glasgow Children Hospital Injury Reporting and Prevention Programme (CHIRPP) aimed to collect vital injury data.
- Initial implementation faced challenges in form collection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and address problems hindering the collection of CHIRPP forms.
- To optimize the retrieval rate of injury surveillance data.
- To improve the efficiency of pediatric injury reporting.
Main Methods:
- Monitoring the retrieval rate of CHIRPP forms issued by clerical staff.
- Investigating reasons for poor form collection.
- Implementing changes in form distribution and responsibility.
Main Results:
- The initial collection rate of CHIRPP forms was low.
- Issuing forms by nursing staff improved collection rates.
- Assigning responsibility to a triage nurse led to significant improvements.
Conclusions:
- Designating a specific individual responsible for form collection enhances retrieval rates.
- Addressing simpler logistical issues further optimizes the injury surveillance system.
- Effective implementation strategies are vital for successful injury data collection.
Objective:
To understand the problems involved in collection of injury surveillance (Glasgow Children Hospital Injury Reporting and Prevention Programme, CHIRPP) forms.
Methods:
Glasgow CHIRPP forms were issued by the clerical staff to all eligible child carers for details of the injury or ingestions by the child, and the retrieval rate of forms was monitored. Reasons for the poor collection of forms were identified and rectified.
Results:
The collection rate of Glasgow CHIRPP forms was poor when the system was introduced in 1993. It improved when the forms were issued by nursing staff, and considerable improvement was noted when the triage nurse was made responsible.
Conclusions:
When a named individual was made responsible there was an improvement in the retrieval of Glasgow CHIRPP forms. A few other simpler problems relating to the retrieval of forms were identified and rectified.