Surveillance alone is not the answer

Three basic convictions: a recipe for preventing child injuries

“…4 The same holds for research. For intervention research to help prevent injuries, the results need to be implemented.…”

Injury prevention in paediatric sport-related injuries: a scientific approach

“…Much of this literature focuses on injury “surveillance, ” a term broadly and often incorrectly used in the literature. Pless23 clearly identifies the difference between surveys, surveillance and registries. Surveys are one-off, episodic or repeated at regular intervals 23.…”

“…Pless23 clearly identifies the difference between surveys, surveillance and registries. Surveys are one-off, episodic or repeated at regular intervals 23. They are used to collect detailed data, though clearly at risk of recall bias related to self-report 23.…”

“…Surveys are one-off, episodic or repeated at regular intervals 23. They are used to collect detailed data, though clearly at risk of recall bias related to self-report 23. Registries are the file of data concerning all cases of a particular disease, in a defined population, such that the cases can be related to a population base 24.…”

“…The purpose of injury surveillance is to monitor trends and target injury control measures which could lead to substantial reductions if implemented. Pless23 argues that while a great deal of resources are often spent on developing better surveillance systems, these are not often tied to preventive interventions. Finch26 argues that in raising the profile of sports injury, adequate surveillance is a necessary but not sufficient precursor to preventive efforts.…”