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Open research questions in Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

137 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,001 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Although the estimated time coefficient is positive, the evidence is insufficient to establish a statistically significant linear trend over the study period.

    Analysis of Fire Trends and Losses in Vietnam During 2021–2025 · 2026 · DOI

  • Yet injury prevention and control remains under-recognized and underfunded relative to its significant burden.

    Children and youth injury prevention in Canada: preventing harm, protecting futures · 2026 · DOI

  • We also found limited knowledge about water safety and a lack of swimming and rescue skills as major factors in child drowning deaths.

    Child drowning in northern Bangladesh: barriers, local initiatives, and opportunities for prevention · 2026 · DOI

  • To date, however, the perspectives of parents who witness severe injuries as part of occupational experiences, and who have medical training, are lacking within this scholarship.

    Children's Risky Play and Resilience: Perspectives of Emergency Care Practitioners · 2025 · DOI

  • However, parental motivations for enrolling children in swimming lessons, particularly in Ghana, remain underexplored.

    Reasons Parents Sign Up Their Children for Swimming Lessons in Ghana · 2025 · DOI

  • Despite the high rates of childhood accidents such as burns, choking, and drowning, limited data exist on parental awareness of FA in Saudi Arabia across various situations.

    Parental awareness and knowledge of first aid for children in Saudi Arabia: a multiregional cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • However, no studies have been conducted in our country regarding the incidence and patterns of pediatric fractures.

    Incidence and patterns of pediatric fractures at selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: a multi-center cross-sectional study · 2025 · DOI

  • CONCLUSION: The findings revealed varying levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the respondents, with a significant portion demonstrating gaps in understanding and implementation of first aid measures.

    Domestic injuries among children: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of first aid among mothers in Arar, Saudi Arabia · 2025 · DOI

  • This study provides important data from a public health perspective and represents a valuable research that addresses a rare and significant gap in the literature regarding geriatric accident-related deaths.

    Accident-related deaths in the geriatric population: the role of chronic diseases and forensic investigations · 2025 · DOI

  • Judges and parties struggle in litigation to assess the actual probability of occurrences, and Article III of the Constitution provides no standard for how probable an injury must be to support a lawsuit.

    Standing and Probabilistic Injury · 2024 · DOI

  • BACKGROUND: Cyclists are vulnerable traffic users and studying the cycling behavior of professional and elite cyclists, their previous history of traffic accidents combined with the current knowledge on high-risk behaviors of this group can be a useful basis for further studies on ordinary cyclists.

    Self-reported cycling behavior and previous history of traffic accidents of cyclists · 2024 · DOI

  • Previous studies on the association between the guardians' educational levels and unintentional injuries in children have been inconclusive, and it remains unclear among the Chinese population.

    Association between the guardians’ educational levels and unintentional injuries in children aged 6–18 in Shenzhen, China · 2024 · DOI

  • Despite the increase in SRFs among the geriatric population, there are limited studies regarding the epidemiological data regarding SRFs in geriatric patients.

    Sports-related fractures in the geriatric population at a level I trauma center · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of detailed study on the mechanisms of injury in children using electric personal mobility devices. Prior research has not developed mathematical and biomechanical models to predict injury nature.

    MODELING THE MECHANISM OF INJURY IN CHILDREN DURING OPERATION OF ELECTRIC PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES · 2026 · DOI

  • The sample size of 84 cases, while adequate for establishing primary injury patterns and biomechanical relationships, represents a limitation for detecting more subtle differences between smaller subgroups and rare injury types.

    MODELING THE MECHANISM OF INJURY IN CHILDREN DURING OPERATION OF ELECTRIC PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES · 2026 · DOI

  • Pediatric drowning is a leading cause of death among children and adolescents. The causes of pediatric drowning are not well understood. Effective preventive measures are needed to reduce the incidence of pediatric drowning.

    Age group-related characteristics of pediatric drowning patients treated at an emergency medical center in northern Yeongseo, Gangwon Province · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on pediatric drowning in northern Yeongseo, Gangwon Province. The causes of pediatric drowning in this region are not well understood.

    Age group-related characteristics of pediatric drowning patients treated at an emergency medical center in northern Yeongseo, Gangwon Province · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap between knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding road safety measures among adolescents. The study highlights the need for targeted educational interventions and structured awareness programmes to promote safe practices and improve road safety behaviours.

    Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Road Safety Measures Among Adolescents in Selected Schools of Nalbari District, Assam, and Development of an Information Booklet · 2026 · DOI

  • The study had a limited sample size of 76 cases, - The study only included cases with complete documentation and sufficient PMCT scans, - The study did not account for other potential factors that could influence the relationship between TCFL and fall height

    3D-CT-Based Assessment of Total Cranial Fracture Length in Relation to Fall Height and Manner of Death in Fatal Free Falls · 2026 · DOI

  • The available evidence on the relationship between TCFL and fall height remains limited. The influence of anthropometric and biomechanical variables on cranial fracture severity is not well understood.

    3D-CT-Based Assessment of Total Cranial Fracture Length in Relation to Fall Height and Manner of Death in Fatal Free Falls · 2026 · DOI

  • Information about perception of prescribed fire smoke is limited. There is a need for a better understanding of prescribed fire use in the United States.

    Prescribed burning in your backyard? Connecting perceptions of wildland fire, smoke and exposure mitigation actions · 2026 · DOI

  • Existing methods address only part of the problem, with structural approaches mapping causal pathways but unable to quantify the probability of specific factor combinations. Probabilistic models compute risk values but offer little guidance on where to intervene.

    Deciphering Coupling Mechanisms of Building Fire Hazard Factors: A Causal Hierarchical Modeling Approach · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of studies on pediatric head and neck fishing-related injuries. There is a need to analyze the anatomical distribution of hook and non-hook injuries in children.

    Hook, Line, and Sinker: Anatomical Distribution of Head and Neck Fishing Injuries in Children · 2026 · DOI

  • Our study has several inherent limitations related to the use of the NEISS database. The records within the database contain limited information about injury mechanism and circumstance. For example, an injury classified as a “fall” could be due to anything from syncope to slipping on a rock. There is no individual, analyzable data regarding the type of fishing or fishing instrumentation causing trauma, nor its severity and treatment. Fishermen often attempt fishhook removal in the field; therefore, there is the possibility that our study population represents a higher severity of injury compared to what exists in the general population. Additionally, the approximately 100 emergency departments that contribute to the NEISS database are selected as a “probability sample,” which aims to represent the general population. Hospitals can refuse to participate, affecting the generalizability of this study’s findings and potentially introducing selection bias. The Consumer Product Safety Commission provides resources to hospitals to encourage participation in the NEISS database, including payment for computers, training, and each case submitted. These incentives could potentially influence a hospital’s decision of whether to contribute to the database.

    Hook, Line, and Sinker: Anatomical Distribution of Head and Neck Fishing Injuries in Children · 2026 · DOI

  • The survey was limited to UK-based parents/carers of infants under 12 months. The survey was vulnerable to fraudulent responses and multiple submissions.

    Adult-worn sling and baby carrier safety: exploring parental practices, knowledge and information needs · 2026 · DOI

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