Publication Date: June 16, 2020
The study looks at the three-year period before recreational cannabis legalization in Canada in order to set a baseline for future comparisons. Researchers extracted data from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting & Prevention Program (CHIRPP) database between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2018. Suggested Citation: Cheng P, Zargaran A, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Babul S. Original quantitative research – Setting the baseline: a description of cannabis poisonings at a…
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Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Cannabis, Children & Youth, Surveillance
Author(s): Babul S, Cheng P, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Zargaran A
Publication Date: December 12, 2019
This study explored the relationship between neighborhood social and material deprivation and the rates of abusive head trauma.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Children & Youth, Trends & Patterns
Author(s): Beaulieu E, Jiang A, Pike I, Rajabali F, Zheng A
Publication Date: September 6, 2019
The Period of PURPLE Crying program is a trauma prevention program implemented in British Columbia since 2009.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Children & Youth, Shaken Baby Syndrome/AHT
Author(s): Beaulieu E, Pike I, Rajabali F, Zheng A
Publication Date: August 30, 2019
From 2010 to 2012, accidental fall-related deaths increased among those aged 80 years and older, followed by an increase in natural deaths with fall as the contributing cause.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Fall Prevention, Seniors, Seniors
Author(s): Beaton MD, Joshi A, Pike I, Rajabali F, Turcotte K
Publication Date: April 2, 2019
The purpose of this study is to aid inspectors by determining whether certain jurisdiction types, living spaces in the home (in particular basements), or equipment in the home carry increased risks for electrical fires and should be inspected with higher priority.
Classification: _Full Collection, All Journal Articles, Evaluation Report, Home Safety, Special Publication
Author(s): Garis L, Pike I, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Zheng A
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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 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: 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 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
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, Firefighters, Special Publication
Author(s): Garis L, Jiang A, Pike I, Rajabali F, Turcotte K, Zheng A
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