Abstract

The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center is a multidisciplinary effort which, through its research, education and prevention programs, seeks to diminish the impact of trauma on people's lives and to broaden the effectiveness of the Northwest region's injury prevention and trauma treatment programs. This application builds on the successful efforts of the current center to develop, apply and evaluate current and new interventions and strategies to decrease morbidity and mortality trauma. The center aims to accomplish this goal by: 1) applying state-of-the-art tools of epidemiology to determine factors for injury; 2) developing high quality data systems on injury and its consequences; 3) developing and rigorously evaluating new injury prevention programs and disseminating these nationally; 4) using biomechanics to study the causes of hard tissue trauma; 5) evaluating new, more effective measures to treat injured patients; 6) identifying the disability from the injury; and 7) training a new cadre of investigators in the field of injury research.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
Type
Injury Control Research and Demonstration Projects and Injury Prevention Research Centers (R49)
Project #
5R49CE000197-05
Application #
7485847
Study Section
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Initial Review Group (SCE)
Program Officer
Smutz, Paul
Project Start
2004-08-01
Project End
2009-07-31
Budget Start
2008-08-01
Budget End
2009-07-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$858,384
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Washington
Department
Pediatrics
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
605799469
City
Seattle
State
WA
Country
United States
Zip Code
98195

  Publications

Quistberg, Duane Alex; Bennett, Elizabeth; Quan, Linda et al. (2014) Low life jacket use among adult recreational boaters: a qualitative study of risk perception and behavior factors. Accid Anal Prev 62:276-84
Quistberg, D Alex; Quan, Linda; Ebel, Beth E et al. (2014) Barriers to life jacket use among adult recreational boaters. Inj Prev 20:244-50
Grossman, David C; Stafford, Helen A; Koepsell, Thomas D et al. (2012) Improving firearm storage in Alaska native villages: a randomized trial of household gun cabinets. Am J Public Health 102 Suppl 2:S291-7
Nielsen, Katie; Mock, Charles; Joshipura, Manjul et al. (2012) Assessment of the status of prehospital care in 13 low- and middle-income countries. Prehosp Emerg Care 16:381-9
Cummings, P; Mueller, B A; Quan, L (2011) Association between wearing a personal floatation device and death by drowning among recreational boaters: a matched cohort analysis of United States Coast Guard data. Inj Prev 17:156-9
Johnston, Brian D; Quistberg, D Alexander; Shandro, Jamie R et al. (2011) Pilot case-control study of paediatric falls from windows. Inj Prev 17:375-80
Koepsell, Thomas D; Zatzick, Douglas F; Rivara, Frederick P (2011) Estimating the population impact of preventive interventions from randomized trials. Am J Prev Med 40:191-8
Zonies, David; Mack, Christopher; Kramer, Bradley et al. (2010) Verified centers, nonverified centers, or other facilities: a national analysis of burn patient treatment location. J Am Coll Surg 210:299-305
Schiff, Melissa A; Mack, Christopher D; Kaufman, Robert P et al. (2010) The effect of air bags on pregnancy outcomes in Washington State: 2002-2005. Obstet Gynecol 115:85-92
Cummings, Peter; McKnight, Barbara (2010) Accounting for vehicle, crash, and occupant characteristics in traffic crash studies. Inj Prev 16:363-6

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