From 2005 through 2024, this dataset consolidates 7,326,429 emergency department injury records from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). It covers injuries associated with consumer products, sports, and activities. The data was consolidated by Layered-Labs and is hosted as a single query-ready Parquet file.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in sports-related injuries based on the 2005-2024 coverage.
- Study consumer product safety incidents based on records of product-associated injuries.
- Model emergency department visit patterns for public health surveillance based on the large-scale injury records.
Strengths
- 7,326,429 records provide a substantial sample for analysis.
- Covers a 20-year time span from 2005 to 2024 for longitudinal study.
- Consolidated into a single query-ready Parquet file for ease of access.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)
- Collection Method
- Consolidation of publicly available NEISS records by Layered-Labs.
- Time Range
- 2005 to 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-27 01:46:10; freshness should be verified.