Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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Identifying work-related injuries from hospitalization data is not straightforward. How a work-related injury, either acute or non-acute, is defined will affect injury enumeration, injury burden estimates, and subsequent priority setting for prevention activity. ⋯ Case-selection criteria adopted to identify work-related hospitalized injuries should be carefully considered. It is recommended that inclusion of certain musculoskeletal conditions that are likely to arise from repetitive minor trauma over time (ie non-acute injuries) should be considered in calculating the estimate of the burden of all work-related hospitalized injuries.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Reducing hazard related falls in people 75 years and older with significant visual impairment: how did a successful program work?
In a randomized controlled trial testing a home safety program designed to prevent falls in older people with severe visual impairment, it was shown that the program, delivered by an experienced occupational therapist, significantly reduced the numbers of falls both at home and away from home. ⋯ The overall reduction in falls by the home safety program must result from some mechanism in addition to the removal or modification of hazards or provision of new equipment.
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Multicenter Study
Unspecified falls among youth: predictors of coding specificity in the emergency department.
Deficiencies in emergency department (ED) charting is a common international problem. While unintentional falls account for the largest proportion of injury related ED visits by youth, insufficient charting details result in more than one third of these falls being coded as "unspecified". Non-specific coding compromises the utility of injury surveillance data. ⋯ Deficiencies in both chart documentation and coding specificity contribute to the use of non-specific E-codes. More comprehensive triage coding, improved chart documentation, and alternative methods of data collection in the acute care setting are required to improve ED injury surveillance initiatives.
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Multicenter Study
The impact of driver distraction on road safety: results from a representative survey in two Australian states.
To quantify the prevalence and effects of distracting activities while driving. ⋯ Distracting activities while driving are common and can result in driving errors. Driver distraction is an important cause of crashes. Further research is needed to estimate the risk conferred by different distracting activities and the circumstances during which activities pose greatest risk. These results suggest that a strategy to minimize distracting activities while driving, with a focus on young drivers, is indicated.
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Multicenter Study
Emergency presentations by vulnerable road users: implications for injury prevention.
Most emergency presentations by vulnerable road users were the result of collisions that did not involve a motor vehicle. Many injuries occurred off-road without police attendance. Hence, reliance on official police records would underestimate the magnitude and scope of these injuries. Suggestions to provide a safer road environment are given.