http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/pubs.htm and page down until you come to State Injury Indicators Report. That will open to a link for the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists website. California is one of the twelve states contributing to this data.
Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)™
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) offers a tool for use by researchers, practitioners, and the public to obtain fatal and nonfatal injury reports. It is available at www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars. This interactive site enables you to generate customized reports by selecting preferred choices from an array of many options.
The Fatal WISQARS provides mortality data relating to injury. Data may be sorted by type of injury, prevalence and demographics. This data may help to identify persons at risk as well as identify trends.
The Nonfatal WISQARS provides information and estimates about nonfatal injuries that were treated in hospital emergency departments only. Customized reports can be generated for nonfatal injuries including the leading causes of these types of injuries. Statistical tables are provided and include selections relating to factors such as age range and gender.
Summary
Both the State Injury Indicators Report and the WISQARS™ tool may be useful to Risk Committees and to practitioners when reviewing data on injuries and fatalities. Although not specific to persons with developmental disabilities, it may aid in providing expected norms and assist in developing risk mitigation and prevention strategies.
