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Abstract
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Introduction
Injury prevention theory, research, policy and practice have provided a rich basis for the consensus that injuries are not unavoidable ‘accidents’, but rather the result of predictable and preventable events. Yet unintentional injuries remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Thus, there remains a persistent global burden of injury that appears resistant to the efforts of conventional science, and a growing recognition that injury is a complex problem requiring complex solutions.
The move to systems thinking
In response to the recognition of this complexity, recent authors have noted the advantages of systems thinking approaches to injury prevention research. This shift holds that intrapersonal, interpersonal, organisational, community and societal determinants combine together into a highly complex ‘web of determinants’ that influences the likelihood of injury occurrence. Systems thinking thus offers much promise for further improvements in understanding injury and its prevention as a complex problem...
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