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Stages of development and injury: an epidemiological survey of young children presenting to an emergency department [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
<p><b>Background:</b> The aim of our study was to use a local (Glasgow, west of Scotland) version of a Canadian injury surveillance programme (CHIRPP) to investigate the relationship between the developmental stage of young (pre-school)
A Morrison   +9 more
core   +3 more sources

Characteristics of unintentional injuries reported to Shanghai hospitalized injury surveillance system, 2017‒2020

open access: yesShanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of hospitalized unintentional injuries and to provide evidence for formulating injury prevention and control strategies.MethodsDescriptive analysis was conducted on injury information of unintentional injury cases ...
XU Naiting   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Construction and application of an electronic health record-based hospitalized injury surveillance system

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
Injury surveillance is an important part of a comprehensive disease surveillance system to be established. To analyze the occurrence and changing trends of severe injuries related to different causes and to provide evidence for formulating injury ...
Juan-juan PENG, Nai-ting XU, Yan SHI
doaj   +1 more source

Health and well-being implications surrounding the use of wearable GPS devices in professional rugby league: A Foucauldian disciplinary analysis of the normalised use of a common surveillance aid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Wearable GPS tracking devices have become commonplace coaching aids across professional field sports to enhance sports performances and reduce injury rates, despite the implications of the technology being poorly understood.
Denison, Jim   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Suicide and mortality following self-harm in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities in Victoria, Australia: insights from a data linkage study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundWhile cultural backgrounds are well-documented to be relevant to intentional self-harm, little is known about how cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds affect mortality outcomes following self-harm.AimThis study aimed to ...
Thi Thu Le Pham   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A qualitative exploration of forensic pathology service staff perceptions of the implementation barriers and facilitators of manual- and electronic injury mortality surveillance system methods in South Africa

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Injury mortality surveillance systems are critical to monitor changes in a population’s injury outcomes so that relevant injury prevention responses may be adopted.
N. Arendse   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender differences in the incidence, characteristics and hospital admission outcomes of fall-related injuries in older adults in Victoria, Australia, over 5 years from 2018/19 to 2022/23

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundFalls are the leading cause of injury morbidity and mortality in older adults. This study aimed to: (1) Explore gender differences in falls injury incidence and outcomes in Victoria, Australia; and (2) Test if these differences are explained by
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiology of Injury Complaints in Elite Sprinting Athletes in Athletics (Track and Field)

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Objective: To describe the epidemiology of injury complaints related to the athletics activity in elite athletics (track and field) athletes practicing disciplines with sprints (i.e., sprints, hurdles, combined events, long jump, and triple jump ...
Pascal Edouard   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the hospital sharps injury reporting pathway [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Patient-care workers are frequently exposed to sharps injuries, which can involve the risk of serious illness. Underreporting of these injuries can compromise prevention efforts.
Aiken   +33 more
core   +2 more sources

System mapping to strengthen youth crisis response: findings from a multi-county California pilot

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Youth suicide is a pressing public health concern requiring coordinated, cross-sector responses. This research presents findings from a pilot initiative involving ten California counties that used a multi-site participatory system mapping design to ...
Ashley Long, Robert D. Blagg
doaj   +1 more source

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