US EditionUS consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts: Reuters
- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will stop collecting injury data due to staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an agency email seen by Reuters.
- The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System collects data from 100 hospital emergency departments and informs public safety policies to prevent injuries and deaths.
- The change will reduce data collection by up to 65%, affecting multiple injury categories including motor vehicle crashes and drug effects.
- A CPSC spokesperson stated that the agency will continue to collect injury data related to consumer products through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
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US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts
The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation. The 47-year-old National Electronic Injury Surveillance System collects data from a representative sample of 100 hospital emergency departments across the c…
Exclusive: US consumer safety agency to stop collecting swaths of data after CDC cuts
The U.S. consumer product safety agency will stop collecting data on injuries from incidents like car accidents and adverse drug effects due to staff cuts at the CDC, according to an agency email seen by Reuters and a source familiar with the situation.
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