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A longitudinal cohort study of injury type, settings, treatment and costs in British Columbia youth, 2003–2013 Leadbeater, Bonnie; Contreras, Alejandra; Rajabali, Fahra; Zheng, Alex; Beaulieu, Emilie; Pike, Ian

Abstract

In 2010 in British Columbia (BC), Canada, total injury costs per capita were higher among youth aged 15–24 years than in any other age group. Injury prevention efforts have targeted injuries with high mortality (transportation injuries) or morbidity (concussions). However, the profile and health costs of common youth injuries (types, locations, treatment choices and prevention strategies) and how these change from adolescence to young adulthood is not known. The occurence and health cost of common injuries to youth and young adults are underestimated in this study but are nevertheless substantial. Ongoing surveillence, awareness raising, and prevention efforts may be needed to reduce these costs.

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Title
A longitudinal cohort study of injury type, settings, treatment and costs in British Columbia youth, 2003–2013
Alternate Title
Injury type, settings, treatment and costs
Creator
Leadbeater, Bonnie; Contreras, Alejandra; Rajabali, Fahra; Zheng, Alex; Beaulieu, Emilie; Pike, Ian
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Publisher
BMJ
Date Issued
2022
Description
In 2010 in British Columbia (BC), Canada, total injury costs per capita were higher among youth aged 15–24 years than in any other age group. Injury prevention efforts have targeted injuries with high mortality (transportation injuries) or morbidity (concussions). However, the profile and health costs of common youth injuries (types, locations, treatment choices and prevention strategies) and how these change from adolescence to young adulthood is not known. The occurence and health cost of common injuries to youth and young adults are underestimated in this study but are nevertheless substantial. Ongoing surveillence, awareness raising, and prevention efforts may be needed to reduce these costs.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19)
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-02-08
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0424318
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83803
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
Leadbeater B, Contreras A, Rajabali F, et al. (2022). Longitudinal cohort study of injury type, settings, treatment and costs in British Columbia youth, 2003–2013. Injury Prevention; 28:110-116.
Publisher DOI
10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044168
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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