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Appendix D: Acronyms
Pages 300-304

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... D Acronyms AAP ACS ADL AHCPR AIS AJPH ALS AP APHA ATE ATV BAL BCCOA BIA BJS BLS BRFSS CDC CFOI CODES COI CPS CPSC CSN American Academy of Pediatrics American College of Surgeons Activity of Daily Living Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Abbreviated Injury Scale American Journal of Public Health Advanced Life Support Anatomic Profile American Public Health Association Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms All-Terrain Vehicle Blood Alcohol Level Census of Agriculture 1992 Brain Injury Association Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Labor Statistics Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Crash Outcome Data Evaluation Systems Cost of Injury Child Protective Services Consumer Product Safety Commission Children's Safety Network 300
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... EMS Emergency Medical Services EMS-C Emergency Medical Services for Children Program EMT Emergency Medical Technician PARS Fatality Analysis Reporting System FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FHWA Federal Highway Administration FIM Functional Independence Measure GES General Estimates System HCFA Health Care Financing Administration HCUP Healthier Cost and Utilization Project HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HRQOL Health-Related Quality of Life HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration ICD International Classification of Diseases ICE International Collaborative Effort for Injury Statistics ICECI International Classification for External Causes of Injury ICRC Injury Control Research Center IHS Indian Health Service IHSACS Indian Health Service Ambulatory Care System IHSICS Indian Health Service Inpatient Care System IIHS Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IOM Institute of Medicine ISS Injury Severity Score LEOKA Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted LOS Length of Stay MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving MCHB Maternal and Child Health Bureau MTFS Monitoring the Future Study
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... 302 REDUCING THE BURDEN OF INJURY NAMCS National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey NAS National Academy of Sciences NASS National Automotive Sampling System NASSCDS National Automotive Sampling System-Crashworthiness Data System NASSGES National Automotive Sampling System-General Estimates System NCANDS National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System NCEH National Center for Environmental Health NCHS National Center for Health Statistics NCIPC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control NCVS National Crime Victimization Survey NEISS National Electronic Injury Surveillance System NFA National Fire Administration NFIRS National Fire Incident Reporting System NHAMCS National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey NHDS National Hospital Discharge Survey NHIS National Health Interview Survey NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NIAAA National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NIB RS National Incident Based Reporting System NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse NIGMS National Institute of General Medical Sciences NIH National Institutes of Health NIJ National Institute of Justice NIMH National Institute of Mental Health NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIS National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect NISS New Injury Severity Score NLM National Library of Medicine NMFS93 National Mortality Followback Survey- 1993 NOPUS National Occupant Protection Use Survey NORA National Occupational Research Agenda NPTS Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey NRC National Research Council NTDB National Trauma Data Bank NTIS National Technical Information Service NTOF National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities System NVSSF National Vital Statistics System Final Mortality Data NVSSS National Vital Statistics System-Current Mortality Sample Occupational Safety and Health Administration QALY Quality-Adjusted Life Year
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... TRISS Trauma and Injury Severity Score UCR Uniform Crime Reporting (system) UCRSHR Uniform Crime Reporting System- Supplemental Homicide Reports UHDDS Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set WHO World Health Organization WIC Women, Infants, and Children YELL Years of Productive Life Lost YRBSS Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
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  • crime reporting

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  • uniform crime
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  • law enforcement
  • children program
  • behavior surveillance
  • uniform hospital

  • risk behavior
  • discharge data
  • youth risk
  • medical technician
  • enforcement officers

  • financing administration
  • control research
  • international classification
  • services administration
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  • injury statistics
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  • highway administration
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