Publication Date: February 15, 2019
This paper quantified the socioeconomic status-related disparities in the mortality burden of three British Columbia’s provincial injury prevention priority areas: falls among seniors, transport injury, and youth suicide. Mortality data (2009 to 2013) from Vital Statistics and dissemination area or local health area level socioeconomic data from CensusPlus 2011 were linked to examine five-year age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) and disparities in ASMRs of unintentional injuries and subtypes including falls among…
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Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles
Author(s): Kao D, Oakey M, Pike I, Rajabali F, Rasali D, Smolina K, Turcotte K, Zandy M, Zhang LR, Zheng A
Publication Date: December 6, 2018
In Canada, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among children and youth ≤19.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Children & Youth, Motor Vehicle, Pedestrian, Road Safety
Author(s): Fraser-Thomas JL, Fridman L, Macpherson A, Pike I
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Publication Date: December 1, 2018
A study was proposed to analyze morbidity and mortality for all causes of poisoning in order to investigate patterns and trends associated with intent, age, sex, health service delivery area, and cause.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Poisoning, Trends & Patterns
Author(s): Jiang A, Pike I, Purssell R, Rajabali F, Smith J, Zheng A
Publication Date: October 15, 2018
Anti-idling technology and policies could save Canadian fire departments thousands of dollars per year.
Classification: _Full Collection, Firefighters, Special Publication
Author(s): Garis L, Lehmann J, Pike I, Sharp K, Turcotte K, Zheng A
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Publication Date: September 27, 2018
The purpose of this commentary is to discuss how legalization of non-medical marijuana in Canada can potentially influence child and adolescent unintentional injuries based on evidence from states (American) and jurisdictions that have already legalized cannabis for recreational purposes.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Cannabis
Author(s): Karbakhsh M, Pike I, Smith J
Publication Date: September 25, 2018
Quantifying the economic and societal burden of injury can provide physicians and policymakers with comprehensive data to support the development and implementation of broader injury prevention initiatives.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Economic Burden
Author(s): Beaulieu E, Pike I, Rajabali F, Smith J
Publication Date: August 30, 2018
Evidence-based childhood injury prevention policies should be standardized across Canada.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Children & Youth, Surveillance
Author(s): Fraser-Thomas J, Fridman L, Macpherson A, Pike I
Publication Date: August 1, 2018
Our objective was to determine whether the British Columbia experience implementing a province-wide prevention program reduced AHT hospitalization rates.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Children & Youth, Shaken Baby Syndrome/AHT
Author(s): Barr M, Barr R, Brant R, Colbourne M, Fujiwara T, Hlady J, Humphreys C, Pike I, Rajabali F, Singhal A
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Publication Date: May 30, 2018
The purpose of this study is to describe firefighter injuries and deaths in structure-related fires and to investigate the underlying connection between building properties, including fire safety measures, and their effects on the risk to firefighters responding to a fire event.
Classification: _Full Collection, Fire and Burns, Special Publication
Author(s): Garis L, Jiang A, Pike I, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Zheng A
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Publication Date: March 23, 2018
This report explores the impact of residential fires on children and youth in five provinces from 2005 to 2015.
Classification: _Full Collection, Children & Youth, Fire and Burns, Special Publication
Author(s): Bruin S, Dhinsa A, Pike I, Rajabali F, Smith J, Zheng A
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