Following up on a previous post by aelkhatib. When I first heard about the 1996 amendment prohibiting the Center for Disease Control and Prevention from conducting research on firearm violence prevention I was very surprised. I could not believe that there was a legal mechanism that would prevent researchers from studying the causes of something […]
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Concern for prehospital care/ambulance services
I spent last week travelling in Adjumani district (located in Northern Uganda) as part of an exercise in improving the quality of immunization data through support supervision and mentor-ship. This required us as a team to visit as many of the health facilities in the district as possible. Due to the limited sources of our […]
Injury prevention: the new performance enhancing?
Many people think of injury prevention as a purely medical endeavor: a method for keeping patients, athletes and teams healthy. And whilst this is certainly part of it, there are many other important aspects to consider! For example, if a medical team can keep your athletes on the field, injury-free, that gives you a huge performance advantage. […]
Safety in numbers or safety to get the numbers up?
The August issue of Injury Prevention is online! And it has already led to media coverage. Cycling weekly has a nice news story based on the article by Christie & Pike. Is it safe in numbers? New #cycling study released http://t.co/QJ3CwUi0qI #injuryprevention — CARRS-Q (@CARRS_Q) August 6, 2015 The big question is: […]
Traffic lights…robots…robocops?
The early twentieth-century intersection was a strange scene. While the world’s largest automobile manufacturer sold over 20,000 cars a month in 1914, horse-drawn wagons and carts still crowded the streets, and accidents became increasingly frequent. Intersections in major cities were congested, and traffic was directed by police officers who stood in the middle of chaotic […]
5 Questions to Understanding how NIOSH is Working to Decrease Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Employees
Healthcare employees, such as Registered Nurses, dedicate their careers to the treatment and care of patients, sometimes even risking their own health and safety to help others. Working in a hospital sometimes lends itself to a unique and unpredictable nature. In 2013, more than 67% of nonfatal violence-related injuries across all workplace industries occurred among healthcare workers; […]
Risky opinions
“If you are a parent, you know that kids love to keep making circles” ~ Takaharu Tezuka This charming Ted Talk from architect Takaharu Tezuka captured my imagination. It beautifully illustrates how architecture can positively influence physical activity levels – and we all have heard that sitting is the new smoking – however, I could not […]
A walking aid can be a sign of an active senior
I recently got back from vacation with some of my extended family, a really cool group of people between the ages of two and 92. At age 92, my grandmother still goes for long walks every day (that’s her in the picture below, in the pink jacket, with my mom and brother). Prevention of injury […]
A potential “home run” for Little League Elbow Prevention? Check!
Major League Baseball season is now in full swing. As an Australian, I was only properly introduced to Baseball earlier this year on my medical elective, and I’ve quickly come to love “America’s Game”. But of course the major league players of today didn’t get there overnight, they’ve thrown thousands of pitches, spent hours in batting […]
On sharks and media advocacy
This week saw some of the most dramatic footage yet of a near-miss ‘shark attack’ on a surfer. Interestingly, this incident will be picked up on – not only by marine biologists and conservationists – but by sports injury prevention researchers too. It can easily be re-framed as a near-miss, potentially catastrophic injury in a sporting […]