Low incidence rates and economic recession have hampered interpretation of educational
prevention efforts to reduce abusive head trauma (AHT). Our objective was to determine …

Background Demographic data in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand
suggest a rapid growth in the number of persons over the age of 65 years as the baby …

Objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine whether there was any change in
visits of 0-to 5-month old infants to the medical emergency room (MER) of a metropolitan …

Passive surveillance using ICD codes for hospital discharges has been used to estimate the
incidence of abusive head trauma (AHT) utilizing ICD-9-CM, but not ICD-10, codes. There …

Background Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a severe form of child abuse causing devastating
outcomes for children and families, but its economic costs in Canada has yet to be …

Methods: Poisoning-related ED visit rates during fiscal years 2012/13 to 2016/17, inclusive,
were calculated by sex, age group, poisoning substance and socioeconomic status, using a …

Child and youth self-poisoning is a growing public health issue in many regions of the world,
including British Columbia (BC), Canada, where 15–19-year-olds have the highest rates of …

Introduction: The association between health outcomes and socioeconomic status (SES)
has been widely documented, and mortality due to unintentional injuries continues to rank …

Indicators can help decision-makers evaluate interventions in a complex, multi-sectoral
injury system. We aimed to create indicators for road safety, seniors falls, and ‘all-injuries’ to …

Objectives: To explore the relationship between neighborhood social and material deprivation
and the rates of abusive head trauma (AHT), and whether it differs according to sex, and …