Web Based Injury Surveillance System (WBISS) for Road Traffic Injuries under WHO guidelines

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20790386
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Nagaoka University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MARASINGHE ChandrajithAshuboda Nagaoka University of Technology, 工学部, 准教授 (60447646)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Keywords: 医療情報工学 / 社会情報工学 / ソフトウェア工学 / データベースシステム / 感性工学

Research Abstract

Road traffic injuries are a major, but neglected public health problem in most of the countries. As their economic costs are high and emergency trauma care is lacking in the country, the prevention of the road traffic injuries is extremely important. To prevent road traffic injuries, accurate information are mandatory on modes, patterns and trends of crashes and injuries. However, existing surveillance systems in developing countries carry enormous deficiencies in receiving, recording and disseminating information of road traffic crashes and injuries. Hence, we designed a Web based injury surveillance system (WBISS) to overcome these deficiencies and to improve the inter-sector coordination for road traffic injury prevention. We adopted to WHO injury surveillance guidelines and used standard injury scales in designing this system. The system utilizes available resources without causing extra burden to government of each country. This WBISS collects data on road traffic injuries from hospitals and relevant police stations. Data will be entered online to a Web based data base. WBISS will provide accurate, complete, timely data on patterns and determinants of road traffic injuries and will help to implement timely interventions. This system will also aid the frequent updating of the knowledge on road traffic injuries in the each country.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Public Health Informatics : priorities, challenges, and opportunities (2009)
  • Author(s): Marasinghe A
  • Journal Title: 2009 Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies ISSN 1642-6037 Pages: 15-18
• [Journal Article] Modeling learning on Dynamic behavior of Synapses (2009)
  • Author(s): Fernando S., Cho Y.I., Nakamura Y., Matsuzaki S., Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: 2009 Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies ISSN 1642-6037 Pages: 175-180
• [Journal Article] Color Interaction, Psychological Functioning and Kansei Measurement Method (2009)
  • Author(s): Tharangie K G D, Irfan C.M.A., Cho Y.M., Nomura S., Yamada K, Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: 2009 Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies ISSN 1642-6037 Pages: 223-228
• [Journal Article] Hospital Based Injury Surveillance System for Low and Middle Income Countries. (2009)
  • Author(s): Amaratunga T., Cho Y.I., Jayatilleke A.U., Maso Ichikawa M., Nakahara S., Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: 2009 Journal of Medical Informatics and Technologies Journal ISSN 1642-6037 Pages: 101-106
• [Journal Article] Agent based approach for homeostatic plasticity in neuronal activities (2009)
  • Author(s): Fernando S., Matsuzaki S., Nakamura Y., Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Artificial Life and Robotics vol.14, no 2 Pages: 262-265
• [Journal Article] Artificial life system for autonomous neural activity based on homeostatic plasticity (2009)
  • Author(s): Matsuzaki S., Fernando S., Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Three Dimensional Images Vol.23, No.2 Pages: 71-76
• [Journal Article] Autonomous evolutionary system with internally generated interactions simulated using an artificial life system (2009)
  • Author(s): Matsuzaki S., Fernando S., Marasinghe A.
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Three Dimensional Images Vol.23, No.2 Pages: 77-82.
• [Journal Article] Simulation of Homeostasis Plasticity as Molecular Reaction (2009)
  • Author(s): Marasinghe A., Fernando S., Matsuzaki S., Nakamura Y.
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Three Dimensional Images vol 23, No 1 Pages: 64-69
• [Journal Article] Feasibility of standardized injury surveillance and reporting : a comparison of data from four Asian nations. (2008)
  • Author(s): Nakahara S, Jayatilleke AU, Ichikawa M, Marasinghe A, Kimura A, Yoshida K
  • Journal Title: Injury Prevention (BMJ group) 2008 14 Pages: 106-112
• [Presentation] Insight in to Kansei Colour Combinations in Interactive User Interface Designing (2009)
  • Author(s): Tharangie K.G.D., Matsuzaki S., Marasinghe C.A., K.Yamada.
  • Organizer: 13th International Conference, HCI International 2009 San Diego, CA, USA, Proceedings, Part I.Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5610 Springer 2009, ISBN 978-3-642-02573-0, 735-744
  • Year and Date: 20090700
• [Presentation] Decision Making Model Supporting Emergency Medical Care (2009)
  • Author(s): Matsuzaki S., Fernando S., Marasinghe A.
  • Organizer: in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Multi-Conference on Biometrics and Kansei Engineering
  • Place of Presentation: Cieszyn, Poland
  • Year and Date: 20090600
• [Presentation] Agent based approach for homeostatic plasticity in neuronal activities (2009)
  • Author(s): Fernando S., Matsuzaki S., Nakamura Y., Marasinghe A
  • Organizer: in Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Life and Robotics
  • Place of Presentation: Beppu, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20090200
• [Presentation] Simulation of Neuronal Activity using Molecular Reaction (2008)
  • Author(s): Fernando S., Matsuzaki S., Nakamura Y., Marasinghe A.
  • Organizer: in Proceedings of the 11^<th> International Conference on Humans and Computers
  • Place of Presentation: Nagaoka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20081100
• [Presentation] Ontological Modeling in Kansei Engineering (2008)
  • Author(s): Fernando S., Karunananda A., Matsuzaki S., Marasinghe A.
  • Organizer: in Proceedings of the 2^<nd> International Conference on Kansei Engineering & Effective Systems
  • Place of Presentation: Nagaoka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20081100
• [Presentation] Multi-agent based Social Network Relation Grid for Migrant Workers (2008)
  • Author(s): Saracanlao N., Marasinghe C.A.
  • Organizer: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Humans and Computers (HC'2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Nagaoka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20081100
• [Presentation] Kansei Colour Aesthetics in an Interactive Learning Environment (2008)
  • Author(s): Tharangie K.G.D., Marasinghe C.A., K.Yamada.
  • Organizer: Proc.7th European.Conf.on e-Learning ( ECEL) pp.15-23
  • Place of Presentation: Agia Napa, Cyprus
  • Year and Date: 20081100
• [Presentation] Kansei Engineering Assessing System to enhance the usability in E- learning web Interfaces : Colour basis, Workshop (2008)
  • Author(s): Tharangie K.G.D., Irfan C.M.A., Marasinghe C.A., K.Yamada.
  • Organizer: Proc.16th Inter.Conf.on Computers in Education( ICCE), Workshop on Testing and Assessment pp.145-150
  • Place of Presentation: Taipe, Taiwan
  • Year and Date: 20081000
• [Presentation] Kansei Color Associations for an Interactive Learning Environment for Children (2008)
  • Author(s): Tharangie K.G.D., Kumara K.G.K., Jayasinghe I., Marasinghe C.A., K.Yamada.
  • Organizer: Proc.IEEE/SCIS & ISIS 2008 pp.57-61
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya, Japan.
  • Year and Date: 20080900
• [Presentation] Multi-agent Based Social Security System for Migrant Workers (2008)
  • Author(s): Noel S.Saracanlao N.S., Marasinghe A.
  • Organizer: IEEE/SCIS & ISIS 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Nagoya, Japan
  • Year and Date: 20080900
• [Remarks]
  • URL: www.wbiss.org