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SynthesisPediatrics2022

Preventing Unintentional Injuries in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review.

Lama Bou-Karroum, Fadi El-Jardali, Mathilda Jabbour, Aya Harb, Racha Fadlallah, Nour Hemadi, Samar Al-Hajj

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Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Lama Bou-KarroumDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Fadi El-JardaliDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Mathilda JabbourDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Aya HarbDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Racha FadlallahDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Nour HemadiDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
Samar Al-HajjDepartment of Health Management and Policy.
American University of Beirut · LBMcMaster University · CA

Funding

Yale-American University in Beirut Program on Advanced Injury Research (Yale-AUB PAIR Consortium)D43TW012202 · FIC · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Hani Mowafi · 2021 to 2026
$1.5M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW012202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesUnintentional injuries constitute the leading causes of death and long-term disabilities among children aged 5 to 15 years. We aimed to systematically review published literature on interventions designed to prevent unintentional injuries among school-aged children.

methodsWe searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and PsycINFO and screened the reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews. We included randomized controlled trials, controlled before-and-after studies, and interrupted time series studies. The focus of included studies was on primary prevention measures. Two reviewers collected data on type of study design, setting, population, intervention, types of injuries, outcomes assessed, and statistical results.

resultsOf 30 179 identified studies, 117 were included in this review. Most of these studies were conducted in high-income countries and addressed traffic-related injuries. Evidence from included studies reveals that multicomponent educational interventions may be effective in improving safety knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in school-aged children mainly when coupled with other approaches. Laws/legislation were shown to be effective in increasing cycle helmet use and reducing traffic-related injury rates. Findings reveal the relevance of infrastructure modification in reducing falls and improving pedestrian safety among children.

conclusionsAdditional studies are needed to evaluate the impact of unintentional injury prevention interventions on injury, hospitalizations, and mortality rates and the impact of laws and legislation and infrastructure modification on preventing unintentional injuries among school-aged children.

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Head Protective DevicesChildHumansInterrupted Time Series Analysis

Identifiers

PMID35503333
PMCPMC12476578
OpenAlexW4225285802

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