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Injury Prevention Press Releases
Click on the links below to view all press releases from Injury Prevention in PDF format:
- 19 March 2003 - Over £4 million in injuries compensation awarded every year to victims of bar brawls
- 11 September 2003 - Older women are displacing young men when it comes to hospital treatment after injury
- 11 September 2003 - Secondary school staff poorly equipped to deal with pupils’ sports injuries
- 22 December 2003 - Urban TV surveillance does not prevent street violence, but reduces severity of injuries
- 3 February 2005 - Highest average rate of US road deaths on Independence Day
- 31 March 2005 - It’s winning, not losing, that triggers violence at sports events
- 1 December 2005 - Road deaths almost 400 times greater than those from international terrorism
- 1 December 2005 - Police data unreliable source for identifying trends in violent crime
- 14 December 2006 - One in three drivers under ‘the limit’ for alcohol still test positive for drugs
- 14 December 2006 - Feet, rather than fists, the most dangerous bodily weapon to use in assaults
- 14 December 2006 - Massive gun ‘buyback’ doubled fall in Australian gun deaths
- 3 October 2007 - Dogs that bite children have often not bitten kids before
- 29 December 2007 - Kids of depressed mums more prone to behavioural problems and injury
- 29 December 2007 - Rise in serious head injuries among snowboarders and skiers
- 5 June 2008 - Road traffic deaths in China have soared almost 100% in 20 years
