A recently published article in the journal Pediatrics titled, “Association of Sibling Aggression With Child and Adolescent Mental Health” has received a substantial amount of western media attention. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/06/12/peds.2012-3801.full.pdf+html The study found that children and adolescents who experienced sibling aggression in the form of physical assault, property victimization, and/or psychological aggression were more likely to […]
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Dumb ways to die
I wanted to take a different approach to my blog today, and thought I would share a light-hearted approach to a really important injury prevention problem – rail safety. I am sure many of you are familiar with the Dumb ways to die campaign launched by Metro Trains in Victoria last November, particularly after it […]
Guidance for bridging the great divide between research and practice: Preventing injuries in sport
Building on from my theme in last week’s blog, I came across this interesting article this morning. Whilst injury prevention in sports is not my domain of research, nor may it be the research domain of many readers of the Injury Prevention blog, the principles and practices contained within can guide researchers trying to bridge […]
Hands-free doesn’t mean distraction-free
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in the United States has just published a report titled, “Measuring Cognitive Distraction in the Automobile.” https://www.aaafoundation.org/measuring-cognitive-distractions The report, based on research led by David Strayer from the University of Utah, concludes that many activities that don’t require the use of hands still pose a significant cognitive distraction that […]
Practice informed by research: Successfully crossing the divide
As injury prevention researchers, one of the eternal struggles we must overcome is how to use our research to inform both practice and policy. Needless to say that my heart was gladdened today when I read an evidence-based protocol for a study designed to reduce alcohol-related injuries in the Northern Territory of Australia. You would be hard-pressed to find someone, […]
Marijuana and driving: How much is too much?
Two U.S. states, Colorado and Washington, have recently legalized the recreational use of Marijuana and both are struggling with the question of how much is too much when it comes to Marijuana and driving. Colorado and Washington have both recently passed legal limits for tetrahydrocannabinol or THC in the blood at 5 ng/ml but Washington’s […]
People in the news: Carolyn Coggan receives Order of Merit
As the Otago Daily News proclaimed, “Injury prevention expert honoured” The article went on to explain that Carolyn was “A health professional who has dedicated her career to injury prevention”. In recognition of her many accomplishments, she has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to health. Carolyn was involved in […]
Malnutrition: Another form of injury that can be prevented
This week my attention was drawn to the Save the Children’s report “Food for Thought: Tackling child malnutrition to unlock potential and boost prosperity” (read more at http://www.savethechildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9def2ebe-10ae-432c-9bd0-df91d2eba74a%7D/FOOD_FOR_THOUGHT.PDF). As I read this report, I had to reassess exactly what I believed injury to be. The most basic definition of injury is damage or harm which is inflicted […]
Valuable resource
Herb Linn, who I believe is Assistant Director for Outreach at West Virginia University Injury Control Research Ctr, has begun posting bi-weekly Injury Prevention Research, Practice & Policy News on the INJURY_PREV_NEWS@listserv.wvu.edu. I assume any readers of this blog can arrange to receive these (and other) valuable items on this listserve. I cannot reproduce an example of what […]
Suicides in the U.S. among 35-64 year olds from 1999-2010
Earlier this month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States released one of their Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports highlighting statistics from the National Vital Statistics System that suggests that the suicide rate among adults age 35-64 years of age in the country have increase significantly from 1999-2010. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6217a1.htm?s_cid=mm6217a1_w During […]