National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)

More Information: https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data

Data Indicators

Consequences
Overdoses
Other Drugs
Injuries
Alcohol

Age Groups

Any age

Geographic Units

Not available

Current Data Format

Reports and data available at https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data

Comparable to National Dataset?

NEISS is national data.

Data Owners

United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

Strategic Data Need

Assess prevalence of consumer product-related injuries, which can include intentional or fatal injuries with firearms and OTC or prescription drugs.

Strengths

Total number of product-related hospital emergency department visits nationwide can be estimated from sample of cases reported in NEISS

Limitations

n/a

Citation

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Available at https://www.cpsc.gov/Research--Statistics/NEISS-Injury-Data