title: Evaluation of the Utah student injury reporting system.
abstract: The Utah Student Injury Reporting System (SIRS), implemented in 1984 to monitor injuries to students in grades K-12 in Utah schools, has served as a model for surveillance systems created by other states and some European countries. This paper evaluates the Utah experience in developing and administering the SIRS. The evaluation identifies usefulness of the system, discusses the sensitivity of the system in detecting school injuries, estimates the system's costs, and provides suggestions to other states and districts interested in building a cost-effective and efficient surveillance instrument.
authors.affiliation: Children's Safety Network Economics and Insurance Resource Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11710 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300, Calverton, MD 20705, USA. spicer@pire.org
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Spicer
authors.forename: Calvert
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cazier
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Ted R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012042:Registries; D012572:School Health Services; D014589:Utah / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*