AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

ACS

American College of Surgeons

ADL

Activity of Daily Living

AHCPR

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

AIS

Abbreviated Injury Scale

AJPH

American Journal of Public Health

ALS

Advanced Life Support

AP

Anatomic Profile

APHA

American Public Health Association

ATF

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

ATV

All-Terrain Vehicle

BAL

Blood Alcohol Level

BCCOA

Census of Agriculture—1992

BIA

Brain Injury Association

BJS

Bureau of Justice Statistics

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

BRFSS

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFOI

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

CODES

Crash Outcome Data Evaluation Systems

COI

Cost of Injury

CPS

Child Protective Services

CPSC

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CSN

Children's Safety Network

DALY

Disability-Adjusted Life Year

DAWN

Drug Abuse Warning Network

DEEDS

Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems

DHEW

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (now DHHS)

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DIC

Division of Injury Control (CDC)

DIEC

Division of Injury Epidemiology and Control (CDC)

DTEMS

Division of Trauma and EMS (HHS)

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

EMS-C

Emergency Medical Services for Children Program

EMT

Emergency Medical Technician

FARS

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

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

NIBRS

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

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

QALY

Quality-Adjusted Life Year

QWB

Quality of Well-Being Scale

RCT

Randomized Controlled Trial

RTS

Revised Trauma Score

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SCI

Special Crash Investigation (program)

SIP

Sickness Impact Profile

SOII

Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses

STIPDA

State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors' Association

STOP

Steps to Prevent Firearm Injury

TIPP

The Injury Prevention Program (AAP)

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

YPLL

Years of Productive Life Lost

YRBSS

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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