Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair, Suite 650, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Am J Surg. 2013 Nov;206(5):709-13. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.07.002. Epub 2013 Sep 6.
Injury is the leading cause of death for all Americans aged 1 to 35 years, and injury-related costs exceed $100 billion per year in the United States. Trauma centers can be important resources for risk identification and prevention strategies. The authors review 3 important resources for injury prevention education and research: the National Trauma Data Bank, geographic information systems, and an overview of injury prevention education.
The National Trauma Data Bank and the Trauma Quality Improvement Program are available through the Web site of the American College of Surgeons. Links to research examples using geographic information systems software and the National Trauma Data Bank are provided in the text. Finally, resources for surgical educators in the area of injury prevention are summarized and examples provided.
Database research, geographic information systems, and injury prevention education are important tools in the field of injury prevention. This article provides an overview of current research and education strategies and resources.
伤害是美国 1 至 35 岁人群的主要死因，每年与伤害相关的费用超过 1000 亿美元。创伤中心可以成为识别风险和制定预防策略的重要资源。作者回顾了 3 种用于伤害预防教育和研究的重要资源：国家创伤数据库、地理信息系统以及伤害预防教育概述。
国家创伤数据库和创伤质量改进计划可通过美国外科医师学院的网站获得。文本中提供了使用地理信息系统软件和国家创伤数据库进行研究示例的链接。最后，总结了伤害预防领域外科教育者的资源，并提供了示例。
数据库研究、地理信息系统和伤害预防教育是伤害预防领域的重要工具。本文提供了当前研究和教育策略及资源的概述。
