Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States

Bryan Weichelt; Serap Gorucu; Charles Jennissen; Gerene Denning; Stephen Oesch

doi:10.2196/15477

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Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States

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Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States

Bryan Weichelt, Serap Gorucu, Charles Jennissen, Gerene Denning and Stephen Oesch

JMIR public health and surveillance, Vol.6(2), pp.e15477-e15477

05/29/2020

DOI: 10.2196/15477

PMCID: PMC7293057

PMID: 32469319

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Abstract

Injuries related to the operation of off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), continue to be a significant public health concern, especially in rural and agricultural environments. In the United States alone, ATVs have played a role in thousands of fatalities and millions of injuries in the recent decades. However, no known centralized federal surveillance system consistently captures these data. Traditional injury data sources include surveys, police reports, trauma registries, emergency department data, newspaper and online media reports, and state and federal agency databases. The objectives of this study paper were to (1) identify published articles on ORV-related injuries and deaths that used large databases and determine the types of datasets that were used, (2) examine and describe several national US-based surveillance systems that capture ORV-related injuries and fatalities, and (3) promote and provide support for the establishment of a federally-funded agricultural injury surveillance system. In this study, we examined several national United States-based injury datasets, including the web-based AgInjuryNews, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, databases compiled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System. Our review found that these data sources cannot provide a complete picture of the incidents or the circumstantial details needed to effectively inform ORV injury prevention efforts. This is particularly true with regard to ORV-related injuries in agricultural production. We encourage the establishment of a federally funded national agricultural injury surveillance system. However, in lieu of this, use of multiple data sources will be necessary to provide a more complete picture of ORV- and other agriculture-related injuries and fatalities.

United States

Accidents, Traffic - mortality

Accidents, Traffic - trends

Humans

Off-Road Motor Vehicles - standards

Public Health - methods

Rural Population - trends

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Title: Subtitle: Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States
Creators: Bryan Weichelt - Marshfield Clinic
Serap Gorucu - Pennsylvania State University
Charles Jennissen - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Gerene Denning - Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Stephen Oesch
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JMIR public health and surveillance, Vol.6(2), pp.e15477-e15477
DOI: 10.2196/15477
PMID: 32469319
PMCID: PMC7293057
NLM abbreviation: JMIR Public Health Surveill
ISSN: 2369-2960
eISSN: 2369-2960
Grant note: U54 OH009568 / NIOSH CDC HHS U54 OH010162 / NIOSH CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 05/29/2020
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Emergency Medicine; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984296968302771

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