Identification of risk factors and effective intervention strategies corresponding to the major causes of childhood death from injury

J M Rubsam

Identification of risk factors and effective intervention strategies corresponding to the major causes of childhood death from injury

J N Y State Nurses Assoc. 2001 Fall-Winter;32(2):4-8.

Author

J M Rubsam¹

Affiliation

¹ Babies & Children 's Hospital of New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 16052901

Abstract

Despite the dawn of a new millennium, unintentional injuries continue to be the leading cause of death in children greater than one year of age in the United States. This review outlines major risk factors that play a role in predicting injury, major causes of injury, and types of interventions successful in reducing childhood injury. This article describes community and national level intervention strategies that have been successful in reducing childhood injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Accident Prevention / legislation & jurisprudence
Accident Prevention / methods
Accidents* / legislation & jurisprudence
Accidents* / mortality
Accidents* / statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Bicycling / injuries
Bicycling / legislation & jurisprudence
Causality
Cause of Death*
Child
Child Mortality*
Child Welfare / legislation & jurisprudence
Child, Preschool
Head Protective Devices
Health Education / organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Models, Organizational
Population Surveillance
Risk Assessment
Safety Management / organization & administration
United States / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries* / epidemiology
Wounds and Injuries* / etiology
Wounds and Injuries* / prevention & control