Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

The International Program of The Center for Injury Research and Policy is a reflection of the center’s knowledge that injury-related death and disability are preventable events.  The goal of working at the international level to promote injury research is important given what is known about the burden of injury in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), injuries accounted for 9% of the world’s deaths and 12% of the burden of disease in 2000.  The burden of disease measure takes into account, not only mortality, but also disability resulting from injury.  Of the world’s deaths from injuries, 90% occur in low and middle-income countries.  WHO reports an expectation of a substantial increase in the injury-related burden of disease primarily because of road traffic injuries, interpersonal violence, war, and self-inflicted injuries.  The Center for Injury Research and Policy recognizes that its expertise can be utilized to impact injury control initiatives in the developing world. For this reason, CIRP has created the international program.

Dawn Comstock, PhD

The National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study is currently the only nationally representative study of US high school sports-related injuries.  Certified athletic trainers from 100 nationally representative US high schools use an internet-based data collection tool, RIO™ (Reporting Information Online), to prospectively report athletic exposure and injury data for athletes participating in nine sports (boys’ football, soccer, basketball, wrestling, and baseball and girls’ soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball).  By monitoring patterns of injury and identifying sport-specific risk and protective factors, the rate of high school sports-related injuries can be reduced through targeted, evidence-based interventions.

Dawn Comstock, PhD

The Healthy Camp Study: An Illness and Injury Surveillance Project monitors illness and injury among campers and staff at US summer camps and identifies risk and protective factors associated with such adverse events. Long-term objectives of the five-year study are to monitor the annual results so that preventive interventions can be identified and integrated into the risk management programs. Using evidence-based science to establish camp health and safety practices can help camps decrease illnesses and injuries among both campers and staff.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

To calculate national estimates of motor vehicle crash-related hospitalization and associated use of health care resources among patients 20 years and younger and to explore the effects of certain sociodemographic, health care system-related factors, and injury severity on use of hospital resources and lengths of stay in the United States. RELATED STUDY PUBLICATION: Gardner R, Chany AM, Fernandez S, Smith GA, McKenzie LB (2007). Factors Associated With
Hospital Length of Stay and Hospital Charges of Motor Vehicle Crash-Related Hospitalizations Among
Children in the United States. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 161(9), 1-8.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The goal of this project was to develop and disseminate an innovative educational tool using the Precaution Adoption Process Model to guide parents toward correct and consistent booster seat use until their children can safely use an adult restraint system.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The goal for this project is to evaluate a theoretically-driven and innovative brief intervention for child safety delivered in the pediatric emergency department. The intervention addresses the use of child safety seats, working smoke alarms, and safely stored poisons. RELATED STUDY PUBLICATION: (1)Trifiletti LB, Shields WC, McDonald EM, Walker AR, Gielen AC (2006).  Development of injury prevention materials for people with low literacy skills.  Patient Education and Counseling, 64, 119-127. (2) Gielen AC, McKenzie LB, McDonald EM, Shields WC, Wang M, Cheng Y, Weaver NL, Walker AR
(2007). Using a computer kiosk to promote child safety: Results of a randomized controlled trial in an
urban pediatric emergency department. Pediatrics, 120(2), 330-9.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

Ladders are involved in many occupational and non-occupational activities. Falls from ladders can result in serious injury among people of all ages. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively examine nonfatal ladder-related injuries on a national level. RELATED STUDY PUBLICATION: D’Souza, AL, Smith, GA, Trifiletti, LB (2007). Ladder-related injuries treated in emergency
departments in the US, 1990-2005. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 32(5), 413-418.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The objective of this project was to survey Ohio voters on their attitudes regarding ATV policies and safety.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The objective of this study was to shed light on the extent to which childhood obesity affects the types of appropriate child safety seats available for young children. This study was the first to estimate of the number of US children whose weight renders them unable to safely use the majority of child safety seats currently on the market. RELATED STUDY PUBLICATION: Trifiletti LB, Shields WS, Bishai D, Reynaud F, McDonald EM, Gielen AC (2006). Tipping the Scales:
Obesity and Child Safety Seats. Pediatrics, 117(4), 1197-1202.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of an interactive web-based learning module on acquisition of knowledge and adoption of desired clinical practice behaviors in pediatric residents in primary care training.

Lara McKenzie, PhD, MA

The major goal of this research is to determine whether a brief intervention, Project Carbon Monoxide Detector Education (Project CODE), will increase CO detector use.

Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD

Major goal: To study work-related injuries among foreign-born persons in the U.S. workforce.

Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD

Major goal: To study the impact of sleep disturbance and school work pressures on farm work-related injuries among middle school students in China.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

Major goal: To increase training and research related to agricultural injuries in China in order to develop an infrastructure for future sustainable agricultural injury research in China.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

Major goal: To develop and evaluate new evidence-based approaches to youth agricultural injury prevention.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

In conjunction with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Department of Health, and the Ohio Hospital association, CIRP has established the Ohio CODES (Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System) Program. Using a sophisticated probablistic matching strategy, Ohio CODES links Ohio traffic crash record data with data from EMS, hospital and emergency department, and other statewide databases to assess the medical and financial outcomes of motor vehicle crashes. These data are used to identify prevention strategies and to inform highway safety planning and public policy decision-making. Visit the CODES section of our website for additional information.

Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

In conjunction with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Department of Health, and the Ohio Hospital association, CIRP has established the Ohio CODES (Crash Outcomes Data Evaluation System) Program. Using a sophisticated probablistic matching strategy, Ohio CODES links Ohio traffic crash record data with data from EMS, hospital and emergency department, and other statewide databases to assess the medical and financial outcomes of motor vehicle crashes. These data are used to identify prevention strategies and to inform highway safety planning and public policy decision-making. Visit the CODES section of our website for additional information.

Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Major goal: To link automobile crash data, EMS incidence reporting data, trauma registry data, hospital discharge data, death certificate data, emergency department (ED) data, and driver’s license data in State of Ohio.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

Major goal: To link automobile crash data, EMS incidence reporting data, trauma registry data, hospital discharge data, death certificate data, emergency department (ED) data, and driver’s license data in State of Ohio.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

Major goal: To evaluate the effect of delay in advanced trauma care on trauma patients’ outcomes using linked data from Ohio CODES.

Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Major goal: To evaluate the effect of delay in advanced trauma care on trauma patients’ outcomes using linked data from Ohio CODES.

Huiyun Xiang, PhD, MPH, MD

Major goal: To evaluate pre-hospital factors and their impact on outcomes of injured children using data from Ohio CODES project.

Gary Smith, MD, DrPH

Major goal: To evaluate pre-hospital factors and their impact on outcomes of injured children using data from Ohio CODES project.