A 5 year old in Kentucky unintentionally shot his 2 year old sister with a rifle designed for children and given to him as a birthday present. Caroline’s death was ruled accidental and no charges will be filed against her 5-year-old brother. But what about charges against the parent who gave the child the gun, […]
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The Journal Impact factor revisited
On several occasions in the past I have moaned about the undue emphasis placed on the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) while accepting that wisely or otherwise, many Universities and Faculties that should know better rely on it for judging a candidate’s suitability for promotion, tenure, etc. As a consequence, many authors on the cusp of […]
Insightful Injury Investigation
Now that I have your attention with my alliterative title, I wanted to draw your attention to a review article in The New England Journal of Medicine. This year readers of the Injury Prevention blog have been invited to read further regarding injuries arising from such mechanisms as gun violence, transportation, and domestic violence. The review article succinctly explores […]
The Challenge of Highlighting Violence against Women in Tradition-Adhering Societies
This week, Flaura Winston of the University of Pennsylvania shared the news post of the first ever media campaign regarding violence against women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The campaign features a veiled woman with a bruised and blackened eye, and is entitled “Some things can’t be covered.” The campaign is sponsored by […]
Children at risk of thermal hazards
Readers may recall that in March I entered a post regarding hot water scalds, sharing the vivid memories I still have – 30 years later – of my cousin’s dreadful injuries. Whilst hot water remains a potential and significant source of injury to babies and small children, there are a variety of other thermal hazards which also place these vulnerable members […]
Falls – a complicated problem with wide-reaching impacts
Falls are a significant concern for older persons, and for older persons with medical conditions in particular, and as such they feature frequently in the injury prevention literature. A number of articles addressing this considerable source of injury, examining the problem from a variety of perspectives, have caught my attention. The perceptions of older community-dwelling […]
The safety of Canadian pedestrians and cyclist fall behind
A report in the Toronto Star notes that vulnerable road users are less well protected than our politicians would have us believe. According to a new WHO report Canada is now at the “ back of the pack when it comes to policies aimed at protecting vulnerable road user”. The report states that 77 per […]
Hot water scalds – a horrific injury that can be prevented
Hot water scalds are horrific injuries, and heartbreakingly this is an injury that is commonly sustained by young children. This topic is particularly close to my heart, as many years ago my infant cousin was hospitalised after his older siblings knocked a saucepan of boiling water off the stove-top and it splashed all over his back. […]
The gun debate and domestic violence
A controversial article pertains to two themes highlighted in Injury Prevention blogs this year – violence against women and gun ownership. On March 17, the New York Times published the article “In Some States, Gun Rights Trump Orders of Protection”, with reporting contributed by Griff Palmer and research contributed by Kristen Millares Young and Jack Styczynski. The lengthy article cites […]
People in the news: Mark Rosenberg receives award
“Dr. Mark Rosenberg, president and CEO of the Task Force for Global Health, is being honored by Research!America, for his ground-breaking research in advancing injury prevention and road safety. Rosenberg will receive the 2013 Raymond and Beverly Sackler Award for Sustained National Leadership for reframing the concept that road traffic crashes are not accidents. The award […]