Determination of national pediatric injury prevention priorities using the injury prevention priority score

Previous studies have found that the Injury Prevention Priority Score (IPPS) provides a reliable and valid method to gauge the relative importance of different injury causal mechanisms at individual trauma centers. This study examines its applicability to prioritizing injury mechanisms on a national...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2004-06, Vol.39 (6), p.976-978
Main Authors: Haider, Adil H, Risucci, Donald, Omer, Saad, Sullivan, Tom, DiRusso, Stephen, Slim, Michel, Paidas, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Age Factors
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Child
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Female
Health Priorities
Humans
Infant
Male
Pediatric injuries
prevention
prioritization
Registries
Trauma Centers - statistics & numerical data
trauma registry
United States
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
Wounds, Gunshot - epidemiology
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Summary:Previous studies have found that the Injury Prevention Priority Score (IPPS) provides a reliable and valid method to gauge the relative importance of different injury causal mechanisms at individual trauma centers. This study examines its applicability to prioritizing injury mechanisms on a national level and within defined pediatric age groups. A total of 47,158 patients (age
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.028