Unintentional Injuries: Magnitude, Prevention, and Control

Prevention of unintentional childhood injuries.

Injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teenagers in the United States. The leading causes of unintentional injury vary by age and include drowning, poisoning, suffocation, fires, burns, falls, and motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related crashes. Most injuries are preventable by modifying the child's environment (e.g., use of stair gates) and having parents engage in safe...

Prevention of Unintentional Injuries Among Seniors

Prevention of unintentional injuries: a global role for pediatricians.

In spite of many proven ways to prevent childhood injuries, the relative prevalence of unintentional injury continues to plague the health and well-being of children worldwide. No population groups are spared, with children living in all social and economic circumstances at risk. Dr Hollwarth describes the extent of this injury pandemic. He also cites practical approaches for pediatricians to h...

Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood.

BACKGROUND Parent education and training programmes can improve maternal psychosocial health, child behavioural problems and parenting practices. This review assesses the effects of parenting interventions for reducing child injury. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of parenting interventions for preventing unintentional injury as well as increasing possession and use of safety equipment and p...

Unintentional injury prevention survey.

This meeting followed the 5th International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control in New Delhi. It was jointly organized by the Malaysian Pediatric Association and the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. Despite " conference fatigue " , the seminar attracted (and retained for one full day) over 40 delegates. It included a series of excellent presentations and...