INJURY DATABASE (IDB)
Contact Person: Ms. Audrey Galea
AIMS
BACKGROUND
The Injury Data Base (IDB) was officially launched in Malta in
September 2004 to join other EU countries. The Directorate for Health Information and Research is the responsible body for the compilation of such data. At the moment data is
being collected regularly from Gozo General Hospital and on a sample basis from health centres. Data from Emergency
Departments in Malta will be collated in the near future.
COVERAGE
The register will collect all injuries at Emergency
Departments on the islands of Malta and Gozo.
DATA COLLECTION AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Data for all injuries attending the Emergency Department in
Gozo is collected and in Malta, in the near future.
Data collection
occurs on a daily basis at Gozo General Hospital. The register relies on
Accident and Injury Forms filled in by staff at the Emergency Department and
sent to the registry.
The registry keeps named records in order
to:
- avoid duplicate
registration;
- allow the cross linkages with the Hospital Information Systems and the
National Mortality Register.
Strict confidentiality is respected
at all times.
PUBLICATIONS
Below are annual reports published by the IDB over the past 5 years. To download all other reports published from 2008 to 2004 in pdf format, go to our
Archive page.
Injuries
in the Maltese Elderly (65+ years)
Improving the product
and service dimension in the IDB -A feasibility study 2006 http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/cons_safe/serv_safe/datacollect/
Products & Services Module 2008
PUBLICATIONS FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS
LINKS
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT
In
virtue of the Data Protection Act 2001, the information collected is necessary
for historical and statistical purposes as well as preventive medicine,
healthcare, and the protection of public health. It is strictly for use by the
Ministry for Energy and Health, and shall not be shared with other organisations unless the
law permits. The appropriate safeguards are in place where personal data is
being processed. Data subjects have the right to access their data, and to have
it updated. Address any queries to the Data Controller, Directorate for Health
Information and Research, 95 G'Mangia Hill, G'Mangia MSD 08 or via e-mail at
healthinfo@gov.mt