Newspapers: a source for injury surveillance?

Newspapers have not been extensively evaluated as an injury surveillance source. We compared clippings with medical examiner records for 45 residential fire deaths and 58 drownings of children to assess extent, completeness, and accuracy of newspaper coverage. Newspapers covered 96% of the fire fata...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1992-05, Vol.82 (5), p.745-746
Hauptverfasser:	Rainey, D Y, Runyan, C W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Drowning - mortality Drownings Fires - statistics & numerical data General aspects Humans Injuries Medical examiners Medical sciences Newspapers as Topic North Carolina - epidemiology Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation Population Surveillance - methods Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Smoke detectors Surveillance Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Newspapers have not been extensively evaluated as an injury surveillance source. We compared clippings with medical examiner records for 45 residential fire deaths and 58 drownings of children to assess extent, completeness, and accuracy of newspaper coverage. Newspapers covered 96% of the fire fatalities and 78% of the drownings and contained more information than medical examiner records on several factors, including fire cause and smoke detector presence, pool fences, warning signs, and supervision of children.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.82.5.745