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Child and Adolescent Injury: Data Sources
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| Data Set | Illinois Violence Registry |
| Alias | Violence Registry |
| Data Collection Agency | Illinois Department of Public Health |
| Purpose | Collect information on violent injury from all Illinois hospital |
| emergency rooms. |
| Description | Includes all variables as the Illinois Trauma Registry. Collected |
| at all Illinois hospitals, not just the trauma hospitals. Includes |
| patients injured and admitted (or who remain in emergency |
| department for at least 12 hours). Also includes ALL patients |
| whose injury (no matter how long at emergency department) is |
| the result of domestic violence, sexual violence, or child abuse. |
| Special Features | All 200 Illinois hospitals are included. Registry implemented |
| March, 1998. All hospitals reporting by July, 1999. |
| Subject Age Range | All |
| E-Coding Included | Yes |
| Population or Sample | Population |
| Number of Cases |
| Geographic Area Covered | Illinois |
| Years Available | 1998, partial |
| Years Owned by CHDL | None |
| CHDL ID# | 20 |