Recommended Framework for Presenting Injury Mortality Data with ICD-9 Matrix

A framework for uniform tabulation and analysis of injury mortality data classified by ICD-9 external cause of injury codes (E codes). The report presents a mutually exclusive matrix of injury mechanism by intent, illustrated with 1993 data from the National Center for Health Statistics. It was developed by CDC in collaboration with the American Public Health Association's Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section.

Use Cases

• Planning injury control programs based on standardized external cause of injury groupings.
• Evaluating injury prevention activities based on detailed presentations of injury deaths and death rates.
• Making policy decisions based on injury mortality data aggregated by mechanism and intent.
• Tabulating injury deaths and death rates for historical continuity using a minimum framework.

Strengths

• Provides a standardized matrix where all cells are mutually exclusive, aiding consistent analysis.
• Includes illustrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics for the year 1993.
• Developed by CDC (NCIPC and NCHS) in collaboration with a professional public health association section.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is based on ICD-9 codes, which may be outdated for current analyses.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control).

Collection Method

Framework development and data aggregation for uniform tabulation.

Time Range

Illustrative data from 1993; framework applicable to ICD-9 coded data.

Geography

United States (inferred from mention of U.S. deaths and national, state, local levels).