A Compendium of Effective, Evidence-Based Best Practices in the Prevention of Neurotrauma

## Evidence-Based Best Practices in Prevention of Neurotrauma Every year, thousands of people suffer neurotrauma due to motor vehicle accidents, sports and playground injuries, and farm and occupational injuries. Although injury reduction targets have been established and indicators have been developed to measure progress in prevention, no method of examining and evaluating effective injury prevention practices has been readily available. This compendium aims to fill this gap by portraying exemplars that have the potential to reduce the incidence of these injuries, and by providing a detailed methodology that is effective in identifying innovative best practices. The intention of this work is not to be encyclopedic; rather, the authors have reviewed the twenty-eight best and promising practices, taking into consideration the complexity of injury dynamics, and analysed what constitutes a best practice as the shift is made from individual clinical practice to the collective practice associated with policy implementation at the community level. They have also provided unique coverage of age-specific practices, an upto-date bibliography, and a directory of the major programs and professionals. The first worldwide assessment of its kind, this work is an important contribution to the emerging field of unintentional-injury prevention.

Every year, thousands of people suffer unintentional neurotrauma injuries due to motor vehicle accidents, sports and playground injuries, and farm and occupational injuries. Although injury reduction targets have been established and indicators have been developed to measure progress in prevention, no method of evaluating and accessing effective injury prevention practices is currently available.

This compendium aims to fill this gap by portraying exemplars that have the potential to reduce the incidence of these injuries, and by providing a detailed methodology that is effective in identifying innovative best practices. The intention of this work is not to be encyclopaedic; rather, the authors have reviewed the twenty-eight best and promising practices, taking into consideration the complexity of injury dynamics, and analysed what constitutes a best practice as the shift is made from individual clinical practice to the collective practice associated with policy implementation at the community level.

The first worldwide assessment of best practices, this work is expected to be an important contribution to the emerging field of unintentional-injury prevention with its unique coverage of the life span, up-to-date bibliography, and directory of the major programs and professionals.

"Every year, thousands of people suffer neurotrauma due to motor vehicle accidents, sports and playground injuries, and farm and occupational injuries. Although injury reduction targets have been established and indicators have been developed to measure progress in prevention, no method of examining and evaluating effective injury prevention practices has been readily available." "This compendium aims to fill this gap by portraying exemplars that have the potential to reduce the incidence of these injuries, and by providing a detailed methodology that is effective in identifying innovative best practices. The intention of this work is not to be encyclopedic; rather, the authors have reviewed the twenty-eight best and promising practices, taking into consideration the complexity of injury dynamics, and analysed what constitutes a best practice as the shift is made from individual clinical practice to the collective practice associated with policy implementation at the community level. They have also provided unique coverage of age-specific practices, an up-to-date bibliography, and a directory of the major programs and professionals. The first world wide assessment of its kind, this work is an important contribution to the emerging field of unintentional-injury prevention."--Résumé de l'éditeur Every year, thousands of people suffer unintentional neurotrauma injuries due to motor vehicle accidents, sports and playground injuries, and farm and occupational injuries. Although injury reduction targets have been established and indicators have been developed to measure progress in prevention, no method of evaluating and accessing effective injury prevention practices is currently available. This compendium aims to fill this gap by portraying exemplars that have the potential to reduce the incidence of these injuries, and by providing a detailed methodology that is effective in identifying innovative best practices. The intention of this work is not to be encyclopaedic; rather, the authors have reviewed the twenty-eight best and promising practices, taking into consideration the complexity of injury dynamics, and analysed what constitutes a best practice as the shift is made from individual clinical practice to the collective practice associated with policy implementation at the community level. The first worldwide assessment of best practices, this work is expected to be an important contribution to the emerging field of unintentional-injury prevention with its unique coverage of the life span, up-to-date bibliography, and directory of the major programs and professionals Contents 7 Foreword 11 Introduction 17 Introduction 17 Case Studies 41 Prevention of Asphyxiation- Related Injuries 41 Prevention of Motor Vehicle and Other Road Vehicle-Related Injuries 53 Prevention of Sports, Playground, and Recreation-Related Injuries 139 Prevention of Farm-Related and Occupational Injuries 165 Prevention of Fall-Related Injuries 193 Comprehensive Community-Based Prevention Strategies 227 Discussion and Conclusion 275 Discussion and Conclusion 275 Appendices 279 References 351 Index 379 Portrays examples of injury prevention practices that have the potential to reduce the incidence of neurotauma injuries, and by providing a detailed methodology that is effective in identifying innovative best practices.