Across the world a huge amount of research on preventing injuries is carried out. It is difficult for injury prevention practitioners to keep up to date with the latest scientific evidence. Increasingly, scientists are pulling together all the high quality studies on particular topics and collating the results in systematic reviews.

The best way to find evidence quickly is to search for systematic reviews. As a contribution to the Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland the Collaboration for Accident Prevention and Injury Control (CAPIC) has pulled together synopses of all the systematic reviews in injury prevention in a searchable format.

Please click here to search the Systematic Reviews

Other Research

Title: Risk Factors for Unintentional Injuries in Children: Are Grandparents Protective?
Published in: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics Vol. 122 No. 5 November 2008, pp. e980-e987
Conclusions: Children are at higher risk for medically attended injury when their parents are unmarried. Having grandparents as caregivers seems to be protective. Household composition seems to play a key role in placing children at risk for medically attended injuries.
Available on web: Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Title: Families and Public Health, Research Bulletin
Produced by/published by: The Welsh Assembly Government Year: 2007
Available on paper from: Health Promotion Library, Ffynnon-las, Ty Glas Avenue, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5EZ, Tel: 029 20681239, E-mail: hplibrary@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Available on web: Welsh Assembly Government website

Title: Research Bulletin - Accidents and Injuries Issue 1 - Falls
Produced by/published by: Health Promotion Division of Welsh Assembly Government
Year: March 2005
Available on paper from: Welsh Assembly Government Publications Division
Available on web: Welsh Assembly Government website

Title: Research Bulletin - Accidents and Injuries Issue 2 - Road Traffic Accidents
Produced by/published by: Health Promotion Division of Welsh Assembly Government
Year: March 2005
Available on paper from: Welsh Assembly Government Publications Division
CF10 3NQ
Available on web: Welsh Assembly Government website

Title: Research Bulletin: Accidents and injuries Issue 3 – Intentional and unintentional injuries
Produced by/published by: Health Promotion Division of Welsh Assembly Government
Year: June 2005
Available on paper from: Welsh Assembly Government Publications Division
CF10 3NQ
Available on web: Welsh Assembly Government website

Title: What works in preventing unintentional injuries in children and young adolescence? An updated systematic review
Produced by/published by: NHS Health Development Agency - now NICE
Year: 2001
Available on paper from: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, telephone 0870 121 4194 or by post from NICE (public health) PO Box 90 Wetherby Yorkshire LS23 7EX
Available on web: NICE website