@article{ref1,
title="Utilizing frequency and severity of injury to identify injury prevention priorities in the community",
journal="Journal of trauma nursing",
year="2021",
author="Hofman, Nancy and Budd, Matthew and Corpron, Cyndy",
volume="28",
number="1",
pages="41-45",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Trauma centers are charged with identifying injury prevention priorities in the community. Hospitals frequently use system and regional injury data based on  frequency of injury mechanisms to establish injury prevention priorities. <br><br>OBJECTIVE:  This study was conducted to provide insight into how the Injury Prevention Priority  Score (IPPS) can be utilized to prioritize injury prevention activities with  considerations of both frequency and severity of injury. <br><br>METHODS: This descriptive  study utilizes a retrospective review of 6,824 patients 15 years and older at one  Level I trauma center between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2019. A previously  described and validated IPPS was calculated for injury mechanisms to compare the  overall trauma burden for each cause. The IPPS is presented as a T-score with a mean  of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. <br><br>RESULTS: In this sample, most injuries (57.1%)  occur to those 65 years or older, and the most common injuries are from a fall  (66.5%) or were from a motor vehicle occupant (13.3%). The fall group had an average  severity of injury, but the frequency was five times higher than the next highest  group. The pedestrian and firearm groups had the highest severity, and their IPPSs  were the second and third highest. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Injury priorities should not be  based on frequency of injury alone. Use of the IPPS provides additional objective  data regarding injury prevention priorities in the community. The IPPS has most  commonly been used to evaluate pediatric injury prevention needs but effectively  evaluates injury prevention needs throughout the lifespan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-7496",
doi="10.1097/JTN.0000000000000556",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0000000000000556"
}