Occupational Agricultural Injury Surveillance in California: Preliminary Results from the Nurses Using Rural Sentinel Events (NURSE) Proj.
Author: E. Lee Husting, PhD, MPH
Date Published: 1997
The objective of the California Nurses Using Rural Sentinel Events (NURSE) is to prevent occupational agricultural injuries. This active surveillance and health education project obtains incident reports of injuries from sources in two California counties. Over 5000 of these reports are in a database, coded by cause and nature of injury using the Internal Classification of Diseases-9-CM. From these, 35 illustrative incidents have been investigated and summarized in widely disseminated prevention strategy reports. Health and safety education outreach is provided by bilingual field staff several times monthly. The NURSE project has developed valuable database and educational resources for research and promotion of safety in agriculture.
Date Published: 1997
The objective of the California Nurses Using Rural Sentinel Events (NURSE) is to prevent occupational agricultural injuries. This active surveillance and health education project obtains incident reports of injuries from sources in two California counties. Over 5000 of these reports are in a database, coded by cause and nature of injury using the Internal Classification of Diseases-9-CM. From these, 35 illustrative incidents have been investigated and summarized in widely disseminated prevention strategy reports. Health and safety education outreach is provided by bilingual field staff several times monthly. The NURSE project has developed valuable database and educational resources for research and promotion of safety in agriculture.
