Effective Interventions for Unintentional Injuries
2018
This article in The Lancet Global Health reviews evidence on effective interventions for five types of unintentional injury and estimates the potential number of lives saved by such interventions among the poorest globally. The five causes of unintentional injury in focus included road traffic crashes, falls, drowning, burns, and poisoning. Through the Disease Control Priorities third edition, PubMed, and the Cochrane database, the authors identified 513 papers on interventions, 47 of which were eligible for inclusion based on significant effects sizes for any outcome. The authors identified 11 interventions that had an effect on injury mortality. For road traffic deaths, speed enforcement saved more than 80,000 lives per year, while drink-driving enforcement saved more than 60,000 lives per year. For drowning deaths, child swimming lessons saved more than 25,000 lives per year and supervisory care groups for children under 5 saved more than 10,000 lives per year. There was insufficient evidence on interventions for poisoning, burns, and falls.
Effective Interventions for Unintentional Injuries
Source:
Vecino-Ortiz AI, Jafri A, Hyder AA. Effective Interventions for Unintentional Injuries: A Systematic Review and Mortality Impact Assessment Among the Poorest Billion. The Lancet Global Health 2018; 6(5): e23-e534. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30107-4.