Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
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Multicenter Study
Factors associated with bicycle helmet use among young adolescents in a multinational sample.
To determine factors associated with variation in bicycle helmet use by youth of different industrialized countries. ⋯ Bicycle helmet use among young adolescents varies greatly between countries; however, helmet use does not reach 50% in any country. Age is the most significant individual factor associated with helmet for helmet using countries. The observation that some helmet promotion programmes are reported for countries with relatively higher student helmet use and no programmes reported for the lowest helmet use countries, suggests the possibility of a relation and the need for objective evaluation of programme effectiveness.
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Multicenter Study
The emergency department approach to violently injured patient care: a regional survey.
Since the early 1990s public health workers have challenged healthcare practitioners to take an active role in violence prevention with patients aged 10-24 years. Emergency department (ED) clinicians are uniquely positioned to identify, assess, and refer youth involved in violent events. The objective of this study was to describe ED directors' estimate of the number of violently injured youth seen, the presence of established protocols or guidelines for handling youth violence, and the type of training programs offered to ED physicians regarding this issue. ⋯ To address the prevention of youth violence, EDs need specific training programs for ED staff, as well as systematic risk assessment and referral resources for structured intervention and follow up.