[PDF] Top 20 Strategies to prevent unintentional injuries among the under 15s

... burn injuries in children aged 4–13 years increased after the introduction of legislation, and a US study found that injury rates were raised compared to the period immediately prior to legislation being ... See full document

... Limitations of the evaluation were that it ended at the same time as the intervention (therefore considered only short-term outcomes), it was not published in a peer reviewed journal, and the provision of temporary ... See full document

... of injuries in the child population of Nepal and the need for focused activities for child injury ...prevention strategies, preparation of injury prevention policies and implementation of injury prevention ... See full document

... using strategies to ensure faithful estimates of population values; the association between unintentional injuries and child psychopathology symptoms was examined using both parent and child report; ... See full document

... The primary limitation of this feasibility study is the dif fi culty experienced in recruiting the planned number of parents to the study, despite the different identi fi cation strategies used. The main reason was ... See full document

... prevention strategies, but this may not be an effective strategy in these ...to prevent access to gardens, transferring household products or medicines to other containers or baths being run by older ... See full document

... the strategies undertaken to prevent further such incidents (Glik et ...childhood unintentional injuries is essential to design any ... See full document

... identify the leading causes, and an in- depth analysis of risks and circum- stances. The next step would be to devise strategies that would eliminate or reduce the risk of injury. Effective injury prevention ... See full document

... Currently, it is not clear if different prevention strategies are needed for children with disabilities. Specific interven- tions for children with disabilities might potentially in- clude actions to provide ... See full document

... The social class of each child was determined using the method advanced by Oyedeji [17] among a population of Nigerian children. Here, the social class of each child was obtained with the highest educational ... See full document

... of unintentional injuries that had occurred within the previous 12 ...minor injuries because they might be easily forgot, thus threatening the study’s in- ternal validity; therefore, a prospective ... See full document

... One limitation from the office-based approach is that there could have been some injury-related hospitaliza- tions and emergency department visits that never came to the attention of the pediatric office and would be ... See full document

... were: unintentional injuries, cardiovascular diseases, intentional injuries, and malignant ...intentional injuries, respiratory diseases, unintentional injuries, and ... See full document

... Having one's child being diagnosed with a severe chronic disease or hurt through an unintentional injury is one of the most severe stressors that parents can experience. Par- ents' often react with posttraumatic ... See full document

... common among all participants was that people needed “to be more careful while doing activities, such as driving, walking, riding a bicycle, playing or supervising ... See full document

... This report presents the results of a criti- cal review of the scientific literature on the effectiveness of primary care-based counseling to prevent childhood unintentional injury.. Met[r] ... See full document

... The situational determinants of HIV risk taking and their impact on HIV/AIDS prevention behaviors and education programs were examined. The rate of HIV infection and AIDS is higher among African-American women in ... See full document

... home injuries in ...home injuries there is a need for injury prevention outreach programs across the ...home injuries and safety measures proved to have a major impact on the caregivers practice and ... See full document

... rear under run protective devices and side under run protective devices for heavy vehicles such as trailer or ...to prevent to prevent the car or motorcycle stuck under the truck when ... See full document

... to injuries decreased, they remain a leading cause of death and disability in ...fall injuries were low in Laos ...clerelated injuries were lower than in any other of the four countries ...c ... See full document