
Safety 2010 Conference CMS

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Background: Collection/processing of injuries data in Bulgaria is currently performed by institutions-National Institute of Statistics, National Centre for Health Information, 28 Regional Health Care Centres, Hospitals and Emergency Centres, MIA, Regional Offices Police. The regular data flow from the regional authorities to the relevant institutions at national level's regulated by the Law for Statistics and Health Law.
Methods:  The LS regulates interactions related to the data exchange, registers and ISM by the NIS and the others related in the Law. The HL defines the rights and obligations of the NCHI responsible for data collection. NIS collects and prepares annual report based on the indicator External causes of morbidity and mortality including traffic accidents and intentional injuries total-gender-age. The indicator Killed/injured in road accidents includes data by day time-cause-place-age-gender. The data includes registered cases, and the whole informations published annually.
Results/Suggestions: Its necessary to develop a national plan including activities ensuring better use of existing data; development of representative injury surveillance system; reporting to monitor the evolution of injury risks and the effects of prevention measures; assessment needs for introducing additional initiatives; promotion of public awareness on safety; preventing accidents/injuries, focused on children-youth-elderly people; trainings on injury prevention. 
Conclusions: The existing data base doesnt work enough efficiently. Theres a well developed surveillance system in regard to traffic accidents. Timely, reliable data, detailed analyses are necessary to ensure the right information to decision makers.

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