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  1. Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children in the United States. Studies have shown that parent adherence to safety guidelines is improved when education is provided in conjunction with ...

    Authors: Coleman Burch, Alicia Webb, Eric Jorge, Bill King, Michele Nichols and Kathy Monroe
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10(Suppl 1):30

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  2. Recreational equipment sales rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated changes in the incidence of pediatric emergency department (PED) visits related to outdoor recreational act...

    Authors: Melissa P. Blumberg, Michael A. Gittelman and Wendy J. Pomerantz
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10(Suppl 1):29

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 1

  3. Fatal and nonfatal shootings by police are a public health issue that warrants additional research. Prior research has documented associations between fatal shootings by police and gun ownership, legislative s...

    Authors: Cassandra K. Crifasi, Julie Ward, Alex D. McCourt, Daniel Webster and Mitchell L. Doucette
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:28
  4. Firearm injuries are the leading cause of mortality among children and adolescents 1–19 years old in the USA. Many prior studies on this topic lack detailed information about the circumstances of the firearm f...

    Authors: Arti Vaishnav, Gary A. Smith, Jaahnavi Badeti and Nichole L. Michaels
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:25
  5. Childhood injury is a neglected public health problem with a sizeable burden on children’s well-being and their families. This study aims to describe the pattern and types of childhood injuries and to determin...

    Authors: Samar Al-Hajj, Rawan El Haj, Monique Chaaya, Rana Sharara-Chami and Amber Mehmood
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:27
  6. Suicide is a pressing public health problem, and firearm owners are at especially elevated risk. Certain health conditions are markers of suicide risk, but more research is needed on clinical risk markers for ...

    Authors: Julia P. Schleimer, Rose M. C. Kagawa and Hannah S. Laqueur
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:26
  7. Living near an incident of firearm violence can negatively impact youth, regardless of whether the violence is experienced firsthand. Inequities in household and neighborhood resources may affect the prevalenc...

    Authors: Amanda J. Aubel, Angela Bruns, Xiaoya Zhang, Shani Buggs and Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:24
  8. Many studies of injury deaths rely on mortality data that contain limited contextual information about decedents. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) is unique among such data systems in that e...

    Authors: Linh N. Dang, Eskira T. Kahsay, LaTeesa N. James, Lily J. Johns, Isabella E. Rios and Briana Mezuk
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:23
  9. Authors: Rachel Sayko Adams, Jeri E. Forster, Jaimie L. Gradus, Claire A. Hoffmire, Trisha A. Hostetter, Mary Jo Larson, Colin G. Walsh and Lisa A. Brenner
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:22

    The original article was published in Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:46

  10. Previous studies have demonstrated that the trauma population has needs for rehabilitation services that are best provided in a continuous and coordinated way. The discharge destination after acute care is the...

    Authors: Håkon Øgreid Moksnes, Christoph Schäfer, Mari Storli Rasmussen, Helene Lundgaard Søberg, Olav Røise, Audny Anke, Cecilie Røe, Pål Aksel Næss, Christine Gaarder, Eirik Helseth, Hilde Margrete Dahl, Morten Hestnes, Cathrine Brunborg, Nada Andelic and Torgeir Hellstrøm
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:20
  11. Suicide is a major public health problem with immediate and long-term effects on individuals, families, and communities. In 2020 and 2021, stressors wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home mandates, eco...

    Authors: Julia J. Lund, Elizabeth Tomsich, Julia P. Schleimer and Veronica A. Pear
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:19
  12. Commercial fishing is a precarious industry with high fatal and nonfatal injury rates. The Risk Information System of Commercial [RISC] Fishing project at Oregon State University has been tracking both fatal a...

    Authors: Solaiman Doza, Viktor Bovbjerg, Samantha Case, Amelia Vaughan and Laurel Kincl
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:18
  13. Sobriety checkpoints are a highly effective strategy to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, but they are used infrequently in the USA. Recent evidence from observational studies suggests that using optimized sobr...

    Authors: Christopher N. Morrison, Ariana N. Gobaud, Christina A. Mehranbod, Brady R. Bushover, Charles C. Branas, Douglas J. Wiebe, Corinne Peek-Asa, Qixuan Chen and Jason Ferris
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:17
  14. Mental health disorders are a common sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and are associated with worse health outcomes including increased mental health care utilization. The objective of this study was t...

    Authors: Nelofar Kureshi, David B. Clarke and Cindy Feng
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:16
  15. Temporary, voluntary storage of firearms away from the home is a recommended option for individuals with risk of suicide, but it may also be used in other situations (e.g., long trips). Prior work has explored...

    Authors: Leslie M. Barnard, Rachel L. Johnson, Sara Brandspigel, Lauren A. Rooney, Megan McCarthy, Frederick P. Rivara, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Christopher E. Knoepke, Ryan A. Peterson and Marian E. Betz
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:15
  16. Firearm fatalities are a major public health concern, claiming the lives of 40,000 Americans each year. While firearm fatalities have pervasive effects, it is unclear how social determinants of health (SDOH) s...

    Authors: Abdul R. Shour, Ronald Anguzu, Yuhong Zhou, Alice Muehlbauer, Adedayo Joseph, Tinuola Oladebo, David Puthoff and Adedayo A. Onitilo
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:14
  17. Evidence suggests that rates of occupational injuries in the US are decreasing. As several different occupational injury surveillance systems are used in the US, more detailed investigation of this trend is me...

    Authors: Eric W. Lundstrom, Scott A. Hendricks, Suzanne M. Marsh, Caroline P. Groth, Gordon S. Smith and Ruchi Bhandari
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:13
  18. Firearms are a substantial cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in Canada and globally, though evidence from contexts other than the USA is relatively limited. We examined deaths, hospitalizations a...

    Authors: Stephanie Toigo, Nathaniel J. Pollock, Li Liu, Gisèle Contreras, Steven R. McFaull and Wendy Thompson
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:10
  19. Injuries can have detrimental impacts on mental health, even after physical recovery. In our Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study (POIS), 25% of participants experienced psychological distress (assessed using ...

    Authors: Helen E. Owen, Ari Samaranayaka, Emma H. Wyeth and Sarah Derrett
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:9
  20. In the USA, deaths due to suicide, alcohol, or drug-related causes (e.g., alcohol-related liver disease, overdose) have doubled since 2002. Veterans appear disproportionately impacted by growing trends. Limite...

    Authors: Talia L. Spark, Colleen E. Reid, Rachel Sayko Adams, Alexandra L. Schneider, Jeri Forster, Lauren M. Denneson, Mary Bollinger and Lisa A. Brenner
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:8
  21. The aim of this study was to elucidate associations between polypharmacy, types of medications, and geriatric comorbidities to identify predictive risk factors for poorer clinical outcomes following trauma-rel...

    Authors: Alexander Farrell, Taylor Castro, Shreya Nalubola and Nisha Lakhi
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:7
  22. Injury deaths constitute a major avoidable cause of death affecting life expectancy to a different degree in men and women. This study quantified the contributions of injury deaths to the gender gap in life ex...

    Authors: Firoozeh Bairami, Mohammad Hajizadeh and Ali Kiadaliri
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:6
  23. Urban trauma centers reported increased substance use among individuals injured in motor vehicle collisions (MVC) after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about individuals admitted to rural t...

    Authors: Toni Marie Rudisill, Lucie Steinmetz and James M. Bardes
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:5
  24. Falls are a common cause of injury with significantly associated medical costs yet public health surveillance of injuries from falls is underdeveloped. In addition, the epidemiologic understanding of outdoor f...

    Authors: Andrew G. Rundle, Remle P. Crowe, Henry E. Wang and Alexander X. Lo
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:4

    The Correction to this article has been published in Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:56

  25. Firearm suicide is a significant public health problem in the United States of America among the general and veteran populations. Broad-based preventive strategies, including lethal means safety, have been emp...

    Authors: Claire Houtsma, Jeffrey Powers, Amanda M. Raines, Matthew Bailey, Catherine Barber and Gala True
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:3
  26. The CDC recently reported that firearm homicide rates in the United States increased in 2020, particularly among Black/African American individuals and men 25–44 years old. It is unclear whether firearm hospit...

    Authors: Paula D. Strassle, Jamie S. Ko, Madison Ponder, Anna María Nápoles, Alan C. Kinlaw and Sharon E. Schiro
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:2
  27. Self-harm is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, though the prevalence tends to be highest among adolescents. As an indicator in suicide surveillance, the incidence of self-harm is useful beca...

    Authors: Shikha Saxena, Li Liu, Nathaniel Pollock and Steven R. McFaull
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:1
  28. To date, knowledge is limited regarding time-dependent suicide risk in the years following return from deployment and whether such rates vary by military rank (i.e., enlisted, officer) or component (i.e., acti...

    Authors: Rachel Sayko Adams, Jeri E. Forster, Jaimie L. Gradus, Claire A. Hoffmire, Trisha A. Hostetter, Mary Jo Larson, Colin G. Walsh and Lisa A. Brenner
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:46

    The Publisher Correction to this article has been published in Injury Epidemiology 2023 10:22

  29. Injuries are the number one cause of death in children and cause significant morbidity. Common scenarios for injury include wheeled recreational devices (WRDs) that allow children to be mobile and independent ...

    Authors: John Charles Nichols, Annalise Sorrentino, Margaret Hayslip, William King, Angela Jones and Kathy Monroe
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):44

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  30. To slow the spread of COVID-19, many nonessential businesses, daycares, and schools closed, and areas imposed “stay-at-home” orders. Closures led to young children spending more time at home, traditionally, th...

    Authors: Kristin J. Roberts, Rebecca J. McAdams and Lara B. McKenzie
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):43

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  31. Recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs), often called utility task vehicles (UTVs), are designed to be driven by those ≥ 16 years and manufacturers recommend passengers be at least 12 years old. This study’s ...

    Authors: Charles A. Jennissen, Sienna E. Schaeffer, Pamela J. Hoogerwerf, Kristel M. Wetjen, Lauren J. Mulford, Katharine L. Champoux, Uche E. Okoro and Gerene M. Denning
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):42

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  32. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition, and its prevalence has increased markedly in the past two decades. Research indicates that people with ASD are at increased risk for pr...

    Authors: Emma Cornell, Ashley Blanchard, Stanford Chihuri, Carolyn G. DiGuiseppi and Guohua Li
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):41

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  33. Drowning is a leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for toddlers within the USA. Keeping toddlers within arm’s reach while swimming is recommended, yet many caregivers do not. Possibly, caregiver...

    Authors: Molly B. Johnson, Elizabeth D. Boriack, Carlee M. McConnell and Karla A. Lawson
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):40

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  34. Regardless of injury prevention and outreach efforts, there continue to be low rates of adherence with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) safe sleep recommendations. Media is an important tool for parent...

    Authors: Sarah Gard Lazarus, Terri Miller, Philip J. Hudson, Terri McFadden, Gretchen Baas and Sadiqa Kendi
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):39

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  35. Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of death in American youth aged 15 to 24, and over half of these deaths are suicides. Self-harm deaths in Wisconsin among adolescents have increased by 34% since 2...

    Authors: Ashley Cleary, Frannie Kaczor, Maisie Finnegan, John Schimek, Abby Egen-Schimek, Erin O’Donnell and Marlene Melzer-Lange
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):37

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  36. Certified training courses in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) operation are recommended, but little has been published regarding how they affect riding behaviors. Our objectives were to determine adolescents’ ATV ri...

    Authors: Charles A. Jennissen, Katharine L. Champoux, Pamela J. Hoogerwerf, Kristel M. Wetjen, Lauren J. Mulford, Sienna E. Schaeffer, Uche E. Okoro and Gerene M. Denning
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):36

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  37. Firearm injury is a leading cause of death among children. Safer firearm storage practices are associated with a reduced risk of childhood suicide and unintentional firearm death. However, these practices are ...

    Authors: Christopher Schenck, Meghan Wilson, Gunjan Tiyyagura and Kirsten Bechtel
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):35

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  38. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in drastic decreases in volume for most pediatric emergency departments (ED). Injuries have persisted and there is concern that injuries may have increased during the pandemic. T...

    Authors: Isabella V. Masler, Nipam Shah, Shea A. Duerring and Kathy R. Monroe
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9(Suppl 1):34

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 9 Supplement 1

  39. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, with over half of cases involving firearms. Despite research indicating negative effects of exposure to suicide, there is little research on wh...

    Authors: Leslie M. Barnard, Colton Leavitt, Talia L. Spark, Jacob B. Leary and Erik A. Wallace
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:45
  40. To combat the coronavirus pandemic, states implemented several public health policies to reduce infection and transmission. Increasing evidence suggests that these prevention strategies also have had a profoun...

    Authors: Paula D. Strassle, Alan C. Kinlaw, Jamie S. Ko, Stephanie M. Quintero, Jackie Bonilla, Madison Ponder, Anna María Nápoles and Sharon E. Schiro
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:33
  41. Up to a third of global road traffic deaths, and one in five in Mexico, are attributable to alcohol. In 2013, Mexico launched a national sobriety checkpoints program designed to reduce drink-driving in munici...

    Authors: Pricila H. Mullachery, D. Alex Quistberg, Mariana Lazo, Katherine Indvik, Carolina Perez-Ferrer, Nancy López-Olmedo, M. Arantxa Colchero and Usama Bilal
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:32
  42. The role of traumatic event exposure and psychiatric disorders as central risk factors for suicidal behavior has been established, but there are limited data in high conflict regions with significant trauma ex...

    Authors: Ajmal Sabawoon, Katherine M. Keyes, Elie Karam and Viviane Kovess-Masfety
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:31
  43. Although gun owners overwhelmingly support violence prevention policies, they are hesitant to speak up publicly to advocate for these policies. We tested a series of communication messages on gun owners’ level...

    Authors: Claire Boine, Michael Siegel and Abdine Maiga
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:30
  44. The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) collects data on the circumstances of violent deaths, and all firearm-related deaths, across states and territories in the USA. This surveillance system is c...

    Authors: Kathleen F. Carlson, Tess A. Gilbert, Susan DeFrancesco, Dagan A. Wright, Xun Shen and Lawrence J. Cook
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:29
  45. This study comprises all hospitalized work-related burn injuries in one country during 2011–2015. The purpose was to describe demographics, causes and risk factors of occupational burn injuries with special fo...

    Authors: Lotta Purola, Heli Kavola and Jyrki Vuola
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:28
  46. Individuals attempting to enter the USA from Mexico at non-authorized points along the border fence often sustain injuries requiring medical intervention. We evaluated characteristics of this patient populatio...

    Authors: Kathryn D. Dwight, William T. Kent and Jan M. Hughes-Austin
    Citation: Injury Epidemiology 2022 9:27