Oral

The purpose of this latebreaker session is to provide participants with access to recently completed research in areas that span the wide range of the injury prevention and control field. Represented in this session are findings from local, state and national studies within and outside of the United States. The five presentations include research about the pre-event, event, and post-event phases of injury; violent injury and unintentional injuries are also discussed. This session is relevant for researchers and practitioners seeking the latest findings and information from a sampling of studies that represent the diversity of the field.

Session Objectives: 1. Identify three types of data sources for injury research. 2. Describe how to intervene with injury problems at the pre-event, event and post-event phases of injury.

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)