Emergency Medical Services

 Injury Prevention, Epidemiology and Surveillance

For more information phone 619-285-6429 or send us an email.

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of EMS conducts routine surveillance on emergency medical conditions and injuries seen by paramedics and emergency medical technicians, trauma centers or the Medical Examiner.

This information helps define and prioritize prevention needs and helps target at risk populations within the County of San Diego.

Facilities where these Services are offered:

• Emergency Medical Services - Mission Gorge

The following surveillance publications from EMS are available for download.

 Emergency Department Reports:

• Aggregate Reports
  • ED Brief Report, January 1 - June 30, 2008
  • ED Aggregate Report, January 1 - December 31, 2008
  • ED Aggregate Report, January 1 - December 31, 2007
  • ED Aggregate Report, January 1 - December 31, 2006
  • ED Aggregate Report, October 1 - December 31, 2005
  • ED Aggregate Report, July 1 - September 31, 2005
  • ED Aggregate Report, April 1 - June 30, 2005
  • ED Aggregate Report, January 1 - March 31, 2005
• Monthly Newsletter - Emergency Department Data Surveillance (EDDS) Project
  • EDDS Newsletter - January 2010, Focus on Language Spoken
  • EDDS Newsletter - July 2009, Focus on Substance Use and Abuse
  • EDDS Newsletter - March 2009, Focus on Senior Falls
  • EDDS Newsletter - February 2009, Focus on Mental Health
• Special Presentations and Reports
  • Mental Health and Substance Use/Abuse in the ED, a Presentation to CHIP August 13, 2009
  • Mental Health and Substance Use/Abuse in the ED, a Presentation to CHIP April 13, 2006
  • Elderly Falls: Facts, Risk and Prevention, a Presentation in February, 2010

 Trauma Reports:

• New!San Diego County Trauma System Report, 2010
• San Diego County Trauma System 20 Year Report, July 1, 1984 through June 30, 2003
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004
• San Diego County Trauma System Report, July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005

 Traffic Related Injury Reports:

• Safe Communities San Diego County: Report of Fatal and Injury Traffic Collisions, FY 1998-99 (Part 1 of 2) This part includes the Cover, TOC, Introduction, County of San Diego, North County Coastal Region, and North County Inland Region.
• Safe Communities San Diego County: Report of Fatal and Injury Traffic Collisions, FY 1998-99 (Part 2 of 2) This part includes South Bay Region and East County Region.
• San Diego Safe Communities 2000+: Report of Fatal and Injury Traffic Collisions, FY 2000-01

 Fall Related Injury Reports:

• Senior Falls Report, 2005
• East County Fall Prevention Forum Data Overview, 10/2/08

 Unintentional Injury Reports:

• Childhood Unintentional Injuries in San Diego County: A Report and Action Plan - San Diego Safe Kids Coalition July 2000
• Childhood Unintentional Injuries in San Diego County: A Report to the Community - San Diego Safe Kids Coalition June 2002
• Childhood Unintentional Injuries in San Diego County: A Report to the Community - San Diego Safe Kids Coalition September 2009
• Emergency Medical and Injury Atlas July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000
• Emergency Medical and Injury Atlas July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001
• Unintentional Injury in San Diego County Report - July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000
• Unintentional Injury in San Diego County: An Executive Summary - July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000
• New! Unintentional Injury in San Diego County Report - Update, June 2012

 Suicide Reports:

• Suicide in San Diego County: 2000-2009
• Suicide in San Diego County: 1998-2007
• Suicide in San Diego County: 1995-2004
• Suicide in San Diego County: 1996-2001

 Annual Reports:

• Bioterrorism Preparedness Executive Summary September 2006

Epidemiologist in a Box Toolkit: An Injury Data Analysis Tool

For more data and statistics, also see the Community Health Statistics website.

For more information phone 619-285-6429 or send us an email.