Preventing Unintentional Injuries in Schools: How to Use Data to Build Partnerships and Develop Programs

Spicer, Rebecca Shannon; Young, Xan J.; Sheppard, Monique A.; Olson, Lenora M.; Miller, Ted R.

doi:10.1080/19325037.2003.10603587

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“…Although there is overlap with what has been found in other studies examining school‐related injuries to students, there may be important differences between injuries that result in litigation and those that do not. Schools can develop and use data collection systems to identify hazards and risks that, if addressed, will provide a safer school environment 25 . Data collection systems should include injuries to nonstudents as well as students: more than one fifth of the litigated cases in this study involved nonstudents.…”

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Legal Liability: The Consequences of School Injury

Barrios¹,

Jones²,

Gallagher³

2007

Journal of School Health

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“…Schools can develop and use data collection systems to identify hazards and risks that, if addressed, will provide a safer school environment. 25 Data collection systems should include injuries to nonstudents as well as students: more than one fifth of the litigated cases in this study involved nonstudents.…”

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Legal Liability: The Consequences of School Injury

Barrios¹,

Jones²,

Gallagher³

2007

Journal of School Health

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“…5 Miller and Spicer conclude that data on school injury causes are greatly needed, and this view is underscored by Spicer et al who show how data can be used to build partnerships for school-based prevention programs. 6 Although some injuries occurring at schools are ones over which the school has little control, most are related directly or indirectly to factors amenable to school policies or practices. The school is an environment in which situational or structural changes are reasonably easy to introduce.…”

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School Injuries and Preventive Policies and Programs

Gore

Magdalinos

Pless

2004

Can J Public Health

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Background: Injuries are a major source of morbidity and mortality throughout childhood and many occur on school premises. Differences in policies, programs and practises at the level of school boards or individual schools may account for some of the differences in injury rates among schools. Methods:We used data from the Montreal Children's Hospital to identify children injured at school. By telephone interview, we identified the school attended and calculated injury rates per school for the study year. A questionnaire to principals identified practises and programs. The two data sets were merged and the data analyzed using cross tabulations and logistic regression.Results: Nearly one third of the 310 injured children required admission or follow up. Most involved falls, boys, 10-14 year olds, and sports. The variables associated with higher rates of injuries were: school board (English), proximity to hospital, wood gym flooring, gym use during breaks, presence of a playing field, frequent checks of field surface, and the presence of an injury prevention program. Using logistic regression, after controlling for all other variables in the model, only school board and distance to hospital remained significant. Conclusion:These findings provide little support for the notion that school policies influence injury rates. If anything, they suggest that the reverse may be true; i.e., that injury rates help stimulate schools to take certain preventive actions. An alternative explanation is that many of the differences observed among schools simply reflect differences in the extent to which their pupils are exposed to the risk of injury because of, for example, the availability of sports facilities.La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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“…The spontaneous process of perceiving risks as they arise is important, but ensuring a high level of safety and injury prevention, requires preventive strategies based on systematic knowledge regarding when, where, what, how, and why a risk incident has occurred. It is possible to develop strategies and action plans creating a more secure environment and giving politicians decision making information regarding measures that may be relevant and effective (Spicer et al 2003). Incident reporting is, thus, a systematic approach proven effectively to reduce risk factors (Sellström and Bremberg 2000).…”

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Injury risks during outdoor play among Swedish schoolchildren: teachers’ perceptions and injury preventive practices

2018

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Approximately 36,000 Swedish children seek medical care annually because of injuries during school time. The purpose of this field study is to investigate risky outdoor play at the school yard and to describe teachers' perceptions of risk and safety in relation to learning and development. The study includes observations of children (6-12 years old) during outdoor activities as part of the school's activities and includes focus-group interviews with teachers and children. Children were seen climbing high in play facilities, speeding down slides, or competing with sticks in the woods. Different views of risk and safety among the participants influence outdoor play activities. Teachers' knowledge of risk seems to be derived from common sense and personal experiences rather than from a professional perspective. A joint approach of educational and medicine disciplines is desirable when it comes to children's health and development.

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Preventing Unintentional Injuries in Schools: How to Use Data to Build Partnerships and Develop Programs

Cited by 5 publications

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Legal Liability: The Consequences of School Injury

Legal Liability: The Consequences of School Injury

School Injuries and Preventive Policies and Programs

Injury risks during outdoor play among Swedish schoolchildren: teachers’ perceptions and injury preventive practices

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