Towards an electronic national injury surveillance system in Saudi Arabia.
Alanazi, F. . 2015
Given the need for a uniform, comprehensive, electronic nationwide surveillance system for injuries in Saudi Arabia, a system was designed with the objectives of establishing an epidemiologic profile of injuries in the country; evaluating injury indicators on an ongoing basis; identifying high-risk groups requiring specific interventions; monitoring and evaluating interventions for effectiveness; and producing reports to assist in planning and resource allocation. A special form for this purpose was designed, modified from validated forms used elsewhere for injury surveillance. This initiative of the Ministry of Health is also expected to help validate data collected by other sectors, such as the Ministry of Interior. This paper reviews the milestones of building the system and aims to prompt a debate within the scientific community, especially within the Eastern Mediterranean Region, about the best way to design injury surveillance systems for the Region in order to fine-tune the proposed system before its full-scale implementation.
Given the need for a uniform, comprehensive, electronic nationwide surveillance system for injuries in Saudi Arabia, a system was designed with the objectives of establishing an epidemiologic…
Objectives
The teaching of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) has been increasingly integrated into curricula at both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The aims of this paper…
There are small-scale studies in isolated settings indicating the tip of the iceberg when it comes to injuries and violence in Saudi Arabia. A complete picture of injury situation in the Kingdom…