Living in the Sunshine State, water safety has always been important to our family. I remember learning how to rescue someone, and how to swim safely out of an ocean rip, as a young child. I grew up in a farming community, and my brothers and I always knew if we went near the dam […]
Category: Offbeat
Special online issue of Injury Prevention
In a recent email, the editor of Injury Prevention, Brian Johnston, announced that in recognition of the Journal’s 20th Anniversary a special online issue was available. This features “some of the best papers in global injury prevention” that ordinarily would have been presented at the Safety 2014: the World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety […]
Participants and researchers: An interesting approach
Last weekend I had an opportunity to see first-hand an interesting approach for participants and researchers in action. Unfortunately I have a medical condition which means I experience neuropathic pain (this is NOT fun!). Therefore I am always on the look-out for any new research regarding managing (and ideally, minimising) pain. The general consensus seems to […]
The Mysterious Green Hand
I voted for the design of the Journal’s new cover even though I was not sure why I liked it better than the alternatives. I’m pleased that whatever attracted me to it pleased others as well. But, from the start, the small green hand has puzzled me. It seemed a bit mysterious and not just […]
Cyclones down under
Summer and cyclones – they seem to go together down under. Here in Queensland, we copped another battering over the last couple of days courtesy of category 5 Cyclone Marcia. Each cyclone has the capacity to reawaken slumbering memories of other cyclones. For many Queenslanders, 2011 Cyclone Yasi is still very fresh in our memories. In […]
Crotchety post?
I recently came across a posting on some website or other about a ‘new study’ that discovered that poverty is linked to children’s injuries!! Am I alone is wishing that editors would resist publishing studies that simply repeat what is already well known? When a Journal asks authors to state “what this study adds” or […]
Mentor VIP
I received this email from David Meddings. This excellent program seeks volunteers. Do consider doing so. Dear MENTOR-VIP participants (past and present), Applications for the ninth cycle of MENTOR-VIP are now open. This means individuals wishing to apply to be mentored during 2015-2016 may make their applications via our website (link given below) between now […]
Workshop blog correction
My apologies, it seems I need tuition in proof-reading! I mistakenly omitted Dr Ted Miller, Injury Prevention, as one of the Editors who will be leading the discussion at this great workshop. […]
SAVIR 2015 Workshop
The very interesting workshop, Nurturing a Successful Academic/Early Professional Publishing Career, will be held at the SAVIR 2015 conference in New Orleans next month. The workshop will be held from 4.45pm to 6.00pm in the Oak Alley room, Sheraton Hotel. Why are we holding this workshop? Because academic environments expect early career professionals to publish […]
All-terrain vehicles: How do we effectively prevent injury with incomplete injury surveillance data?
My very first blog – two years ago this month (!) – was on the topic of injuries sustained when using all-terrain vehicles. Growing up in a rural Australia, quad-bikes were a common and viable option to horses when mustering, checking fences, checking water, setting traps, etc. Since moving to the city as a young adult, and now working in […]