Subcommittee on Injury Prevention and Control

Injury Prevention: Selected Readings

Introduction to Injury and Violence Prevention

Epidemiological Patterns of Injury: Conceptual Model of Injury Causation and Prevention Readings:

Brown S, Forge W, Bender T, Axnick N: Injury prevention and control: Prospects for the 1990's. Ann Rev Pub Health 1990;11:251-66.

Martinez R: Injury Control: A primer for physicians. Ann Emerg Med 1990;19:72-7.

Loimer H, Guarnier M: Accidents and acts of God: A history of terms. AJPH 1996;86:101-7.

Waller JA: Reflections on a half century of injury control. Am J Pub Health 1994;84:664-70.

Economic Costs of Injury Readings:

McSwain N, Belles A: Motorcycle helmets: Medical costs and the law. J Trauma 1990;30:1189-99.

Miller T, Lestina D: Patterns of US medical expenditures and utilization for injury, 1987. Am J. Pub Health1996;86:89-93.

Ordog G. Wasserberger J, Ackroyd G: Hospital costs of firearm injuries. J Trauma 1995;38:291-8.

Rivara F, Dicker B, Bergman A, et al: The public cost of motorcycle trauma. JAMA 1988;260:221-3.

Injury Prevention Program Design and Evaluation Readings:

Bergman A, Rivara F: Sweden's experience in reducing childhood injuries. Pediatrics 1991;88:69-74.

Davidson L, Durkin M, Kuhn L, et al: The impact of the Safe Kids/Healthy Neighborhood Injury Prevention Program in Harlem, 1988-1991. Am J Pub Health 1994;84:580-6.

Identification of Injury Data Sources and Working with Injury Data Readings:

Cummings P, Koepsell T, Mueller B: Methodological challenges in injury epidemiology and injury prevention research. Ann Rev Pub Health 1995;16:381-400.

Guyer B, Berenholz G, Gallagher S: Injury surveillance using hospital discharge abstracts coded by external cause of injury (e-code) J Trauma 1990;30:470-3.

Trauma Care and Emergency Medical Systems

Affecting Change through Public Policy, Technology, and Education Readings:

Durkin MS, Davidson LL, Kuhn L, et al: Low income neighborhoods and the risk of severe pediatric injury. Am J Pub Health 1994;84:587-92.

Mahoney L: Catastrophic disasters and the design of disaster medical care systems. Ann Emerg Med 1987;66:1085-91.

Rivara, F, Thompson D, Cummings P. Effectiveness of Primary and secondary enforces seat belt laws. Am J Pub Health 1998;16(1S):30-39.

Schwarz DF, Grisso JA, Miles C, et al: An injury prevention program in an urban African-American community. Am J Pub Health 1993;83:675-80.

Traffic Injuries/Vehicular Trauma Readings:

Max W, Stark B, Root S: Putting the lid on injury costs; The economic impact of the California motorcycle helmet law. J Trauma 1998;45:550-6.

Peek-Asa C, McArthur D, Kraus J. The prevalence of non-standard helmet use and head injuries among motorcycle riders. Accident Anal Prev. 1999;31:229-233.

Rutledge R, Lalor A, Oller D, et al: The cost of not wearing seat belts. Ann Surg 1993;217:122-7.

Watson G, Zador P, Wilks A. Helmet use, helmet use laws, and motorcyclist fatalities. Am J Public Health 1981;71:297-300.

Residential Injuries (Fires, Burns, Falls, Poisonings) Readings:

Mosenthal A, Livingston D, Elcavage J, et al: Falls: Epidemiology and strategies for prevention. J Trauma 1995;38:753-6.

Tinetti M, Speechley M, Ginter S: Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community. NEJM 1988;319:1701-7.

Vernberg K, Culver P, Spyker D: The deterrent effect of poison warning stickers. Am J Dis Children 1984;138:1018-20.

Recreational Injuries (Drownings, Cycling, Playgrounds, Sports) Readings:

Boyce WT, Sprunger LW, Sobolewski S, et al: Epidemiology of injuries in a large urban school district. Pediatrics 1984;74:342-9.

Feldman W. Woodward CA, Hodgson C, et al. Prospective Study of school injuries: Incidence, Types, Related Factors and Initial Management. Can Med Assoc J. 1983:129:1279-1283.

Kelly, JP, Rosenberg JH. Diagnosis and management of concussion in sports. Neurology 1997;48:575-580.

Thompson R, Rivara FP, Thompson D: A case-control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets. NEJM 1989,320:1361-7.

Wintermut G, Kraus J, Teret S, et al: Drowning in childhood and adolescence: A population-based study. Am J Pub Health 1987;77:830-2.

Yelon J, Harrigan N, Evans, JT. Bicycle trauma: A five-year experience. Am Surg 1995: 61:202-206.

Violence Readings:

Davidson LL: Preventing injuries from violence towards women. Am J Pub Health 1996;86:12-14.

Davis, JW, Kaups, K, Campbell, SD, Parks, SN. Domestic violence and the trauma surgeon, results of a study on knowledge and education. JACS 2000;191:347-353.

Holmes JH, Schwarz DF, Grisso J: Repeat injuries in an inner city population-Philadelphia 1987-1988. MMWR 1990;39:1-3.

Hyman A, Schillinger D, Lo B: Laws mandating reporting of domestic violence: Do they promote well-being? JAMA 1995;273:1781-7.

Schafer J, Caetano R, Clark C: Rates of intimate partner violence in the U.S. Am J Pub Health 1998;88:1702-4.

Sorenson S, Upchurch D, Shen H: Violence and injury in marital arguments: Risk patterns and gender differences. Am J Pub Health 1996;86:35-40.

Firearm Injuries/Intentional Violence Readings:

Violence Prevention Task Force of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Violence in America: A public health crisis--the role of firearms. J Trauma 1995;38:163-8.

Kellerman A, Reay D: Protection of peril? An analysis of firearm related deaths in the home. NEJM 1986;314:1557-60.

Kyriacou D, Anglin D, Taliaferro E, et al. Risk factors for injury to women from domestic violence. NEJM 1999;341:1892-8.

Sloan J, Kellerman A, Reay D, et al: Handgun regulations, crime, assaults, and homicide: A tale of two cities. NEJM 1988;319:1256-62.

Vernick S, Teret S: Firearms and health: The right to be armed with accurate information about the Second Amendment. Am J. Pub Health 1993;83:1773-7.

Webster D, Vernick J, Ludwig J. Lester K: Flawed gun policy research could endanger public safety. Am J Pub Health 1977;87:918-921.

Occupational Injury Readings:

Stout N, et al: Occupational injury mortality rates in the US: Changes from 1980 to 1989. Am J Pub Health 1996:86:73-7.

Stout N, Bell C: Effectiveness of source documents for identifying fatal occupational injuries. Am J Pub Health 1991;81:725-8.

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Readings:

Anda R, Williamson D, Remington P: Alcohol and fatal injuries among U.S. adults. JAMA 1988;260:2529-32.

Cherpitel, CJ. Screening for Alcohol Problems in the Emergency Room. Ann Emerg Med 1995: 26:158-166.

Miller R, Blincoe L: Incidence and cost of alcohol-involved crashes in the U.S. Accid Anal and Prev 1994;26:583-91.

Soderstrom C, Dischinger P, Kerns T: Alcohol use among injured sets of drivers and passengers. Accid Anal and Prev 1996;28:111-4.

Trends in Motorcycle Fatalities Associated with Alcohol-Impaired Driving --- United States, 1983--2003, CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, December 3, 2004, 53(47); 1103-1106.

Injury Prevention Education Readings:

Leone RJ, Hammond, JS. Surgical resident's knowledge of injury prevention principles. Am J Surg 2000:180:223-226.

Injury Prevention and Control

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