Review current injury reports, recommended journals, systematic reviews and other publications related to injury prevention.
For publications related to concussion, seniors’ falls, and Vision Zero, please consult our collections you can access through our Professional Resources page.
Resources
Injury reports
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Circumstances surrounding all-terrain vehicle (ATV) fatalities in Canada, 2013 to 2019
This report from Statistics Canada describes the factors in ATV fatalities across all provinces and territories from 2013 to 2019, with the intent to inform preventative measures.
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Circumstances surrounding snowmobile fatalities in Canada, 2013 to 2019
This report from Statistics Canada describes the factors in snowmobile fatalities across all provinces and territories from 2013 to 2019, with the intent to inform preventative measures.
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National Drowning Report
This report identifies key demographic indicators around preventable water-related fatalities such as: who is drowning, when are they drowning, where are they drowning, what were they doing and why did they drown (risk factors). Prepared for the Lifesaving Society Canada by the Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada.
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Recreational Boating-Related Fatalities in Canada, 2008-2017
This report describes the epidemiology of fatal recreational boating- related incidents in Canada during 2008–2017, drawn from the Drowning Prevention Research Centre (DPRC) database.
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Circumstances surrounding unintentional fire-related deaths, 2011 to 2020
This report from Statistics Canada describes the factors in unintentional fire-related deaths from 2011 to 2019, with the intent to inform preventative measures.
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Ontario Injury Data Report (2018)
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Unintentional Injury Trends for Canadian Children (2016)
This report highlights the burden of injury on Canadian children aged 0-14 years. It features mortality and hospitalizations trends, examines the burden of injury in the most current year of available data and provides a special focus on injuries that occur ‘on road.’ Produced by Parachute.
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Injuries and Violence: The Facts (2014)
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Child and Youth Injury in Review – Spotlight on Consumer Product Safety (2009)
The Public Agency of Canada provides an overview of unintentional injuries among young Canadians, with a focus on injuries associated with consumer product; bunk beds, magnets, baby walkers and other household products.
Journals
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Injury Prevention
This is an international journal dedicated to injury prevention and includes peer-reviewed articles that focus on injury for all ages. Injury Prevention regularly includes a News and Notes section and many other special features including brief reports, editorials, commentaries, policy forums, fillers, book reviews and correspondence.
Other publications
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Addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Injury Prevention Programs (2023)
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United Nations Resolution on Drowning Prevention (2021)
This Resolution recognizes drowning as a global issue and encourages Member States to adopt voluntary preventative actions. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly and supported by Canada.
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Preventing Serious Injuries in Children and Youth in Atlantic Canada: A Guide for Decision Makers (2019)
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Canadian Drowning Prevention Plan, 9th Edition (2022)
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Evidence Summary on the Prevention of Poisoning in Canada (2020)
This 2020 report, written by Parachute and the Injury Prevention Centre at University of Alberta, draws together statistics and research on poisonings in Canada and documents prevention work and strategies, both underway and recommended. One key finding reveals that twice as many people in Canada now die from unintentional poisoning, driven mostly by increase in opioid use, than from transport-related injuries.
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Canadian Injury Prevention Resource
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Cycling in Cities – University of British Columbia
This web page looks at the injury risks of cycling, as a part of the Cycling in Cities research program that investigates factors that encourage or discourage bicycling, transportation infrastructure associated with increased or decreased risks of cycling injuries, and air pollution and cycling.
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Measuring Health Inequalities: A Toolkit
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Policy Makers’ Perceptions of the Role of Research and Injury Prevention Legislation (2018)
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Preventing Problematic Substance Use in Youth (2018)
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The Flotation Report – Lifejackets/Personal Flotation Devices and Boating Fatalities in Canada: 20 Years of Research (2016)
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The Social Determinants of Injury (2011)
Produced by the Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention, this document applies what we know about the social determinants of injury in the service of injury prevention. This report provide injury prevention practitioners and policymakers with an overview of the social and economic factors that contribute to intentional and unintentional injuries.
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The Walking School Bus and Children’s Physical Activity: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2011)
Through a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial, this study reports that a pilot walking school bus program improved children’s active community to school and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
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Too Hot for Tots! Evaluation of a Paediatric Burns Prevention Resource (2011)
Too Hot for Tots! is a professionally produced video with an accompanying brochure package developed to teach caregivers about burn injuries that often happen in the home.
The effectiveness of Too Hot for Tots! is assessed through this impact evaluation conducted by the B.C. Injury Prevention Unit. The evaluation results demonstrated a statistically significant increase in caregiver’s knowledge, attitudes and practices around burns prevention in the home after exposure to the program.
Systematic reviews
These share evidence behind a specific health issue by giving a summary of research from multiple sources that is systematically gathered, reviewed and evaluated against pre-established criteria. Systematic reviews help reduce bias, resolve controversy between different findings and provide reliable sources for decision-making.
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Health Evidence
Health evidence is an online registry of systematic reviews on the effectiveness of public health and health promotion interventions, including injury prevention and safety.
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The Cochrane Library Reviews
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases and systematic reviews that contain high-quality, independent evidence that can inform healthcare decision-making.
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National Centre for Injury Prevention and Control – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is the lead national agency in the United States for injury prevention. The Center’s website lists injury reports and research summaries on a large number of unintentional and intentional injury topics.