Establishing an Injury Surveillance System
Case Study Title
Establishing an Injury Surveillance System
Setting
United States
Type of Agent
Biological
Specific Agent
Modes of Transmission
None
Competencies Addressed
Surveillance
Source
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
Learning Objectives
- List potential sources for surveillance data and recognize the strengths and weaknesses of these sources.
- List the characteristics of problems/events for which surveillance would be useful and appropriate.
- Calculate years of potential life lost.
- Describe the decisions and trade-offs which need to be made in establishing a surveillance system.
- Define sensitivity and specificity in the context of a surveillance case definition.
Student Manual
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