This Injury Insight investigates the circumstances around teen driver deaths in BC. Research shows that the period of supervised driving is the safest for young and new drivers and that driving with a passenger older than 35 years of age reduces the risk of a...
This Injury Insight provides an overview of ER visits relating to skateboarding and longboarding among children and youth. Many similarities and differences were detected among injuries due to longboarding as compared to skateboarding. Open the report...
Based on 10 national child & youth injury indicators, use this tool to make timely, evidence-based decisions for injury prevention measures across the provinces and territories.
Concussions are the most common form of brain injury, yet this health issue is most often under-reported. There is a strong need for standardized concussion prevention, diagnosis and management specific to children and youth. Open the report (PDF) »
Hosted by the British Columbia Falls & Injury Prevention Coalition (BCFIPC), the Seniors’ Fall Prevention Awareness Week campaign was held across British Columbia. The official “Fall Prevention Week” ran from November 2 to 8, 2015, while the campaign ran...
February 22-28 is Global Choking Prevention Week. Choking can happen to anyone at any age, but children under age five are at greatest risk for choking injury and death. Choking and suffocation are responsible for almost 40% of unintentional injuries in infants under...
