scholarly journals Adequate Funding for Injury Prevention Research Is the Next Critical Step to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality From Firearm Injuries

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 952-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick M. Carter ◽  
Rebecca M. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Critical Step ◽  
Firearm Injuries ◽  
Adequate Funding

Leveraging data science to enhance suicide prevention research: a literature review

2021 ◽  
pp. injuryprev-2021-044322
Author(s):  
Avital Rachelle Wulz ◽  
Royal Law ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Amy Funk Wolkin
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Science Method ◽  
Individual Level

ObjectiveThe purpose of this research is to identify how data science is applied in suicide prevention literature, describe the current landscape of this literature and highlight areas where data science may be useful for future injury prevention research.DesignWe conducted a literature review of injury prevention and data science in April 2020 and January 2021 in three databases.MethodsFor the included 99 articles, we extracted the following: (1) author(s) and year; (2) title; (3) study approach (4) reason for applying data science method; (5) data science method type; (6) study description; (7) data source and (8) focus on a disproportionately affected population.ResultsResults showed the literature on data science and suicide more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, with articles with individual-level approaches more prevalent than population-level approaches. Most population-level articles applied data science methods to describe (n=10) outcomes, while most individual-level articles identified risk factors (n=27). Machine learning was the most common data science method applied in the studies (n=48). A wide array of data sources was used for suicide research, with most articles (n=45) using social media and web-based behaviour data. Eleven studies demonstrated the value of applying data science to suicide prevention literature for disproportionately affected groups.ConclusionData science techniques proved to be effective tools in describing suicidal thoughts or behaviour, identifying individual risk factors and predicting outcomes. Future research should focus on identifying how data science can be applied in other injury-related topics.

The Important Role for Physicians as Advocates for Firearm and Road Traffic Injury Prevention

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110394
Author(s):  
Karen D. Liller ◽  
Amber Mehmood
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Firearm Injuries ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Traffic Injury

The purpose of this article is to discuss the important role for physicians in advocating for the prevention of road traffic and firearm injuries. Physicians have shown to be effective advocates for a variety of injuries, and this needs to continue and be enhanced for these injury categories. Road traffic and firearm injuries are among the leading causes of death across the lifespan. The influence and credibility of physicians enhance the messages they provide in advocacy efforts. It is important that physicians educate and counsel patients in a variety of healthcare settings along with joining advocacy efforts of professional associations. Recommendations are provided for advocacy components related to these injuries. Also, it is very important that physicians receive training in medical school and/or residency about injuries and how to successfully advocate for evidence-based injury prevention strategies.

The need for Inuit parents’ perspectives on outdoor risky play

Polar Record ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-240
Author(s):  
Michelle E.E. Bauer ◽  
Audrey R. Giles
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Vulnerable Population ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Child Injury ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Safety Strategies ◽  
Child Injury Prevention ◽  
Risky Play

AbstractParents’ perspectives on their children’s outdoor risky play behaviours influence their children’s adoption of safety strategies and their children’s approach to risky and dangerous situations (Brussoni & Olsen, 2011). Over the past decade, researchers have explored many Canadian mothers’ and fathers’ perspectives on this topic; however, to date, there has been a lack of research on Indigenous parents’ perspectives, particularly those of Inuit parents. This lack of research means that Inuit families are unaccounted for in research used to create and promote safety policies and practices in Canada. The present research commentary is the first to address the urgent need for research on northern Canadian Inuit parents’ perspectives on outdoor risky play. Specifically, outdoor risky play is defined, and Inuit children’s outdoor play experiences are compared to non-Inuit children’s experiences. Further, Inuit children’s experiences of injury are discussed to further situate the dire need to work with the most vulnerable population in Canada – Inuit – in child injury prevention research.

Injury Prevention Research: Quo Vadis?

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 672-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowell W. Gerson ◽  
Gregory Luke Larkin ◽  
Linda C. Degutis
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Quo Vadis
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