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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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 2004-06, Vol.39 (6), p.976-978
Hauptverfasser:	Haider, Adil H, Risucci, Donald, Omer, Saad, Sullivan, Tom, DiRusso, Stephen, Slim, Michel, Paidas, Charles
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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