Researchers from American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma (COT) and Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center worked with global stakeholders of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) to identify demand-side factors that influence its…
Burn injuries are a leading cause of death and disability globally, with approximately 95 % of the health burden occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) established Global Burn Registry…
Originally posted September 30, 2021 by UW Health Promotion Research Center Although arthritis is a common, leading cause of pain and disability in the United States, people face barriers to improving their quality of life while living…
More Seattle walkers & bikers are dying on the city’s roads than five years ago, despite an initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities by the end of this decade. Steve Mooney, PhD, HIPRC Research Core Associate…
American College of Radiology (ACR) Dose Index Registry diagnostic reference levels (DRL) for common pediatric CT scans can help imaging facilities and providers optimize radiation dose used in children’s imaging. The radiation dose benchmarks were…
Seattle Children’s Hospital has awarded HIPRC trainee, Mallory Smith, MD, MS, a research grant for her proposal titled, “Inequitable Access to the Bedside: Barriers to Family Presence during Pediatric Critical Illness.” Dr. Smith’s study plans…
Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s 2021 Virtual INSIGHT Symposium highlights intern research projects focused on building skills and experience studying injury, with this year’s topics focusing on health equity, opioid use, suicide prevention, medical…
If it feels like you’re hearing about a new shooting investigation every time you catch the news, there’s some unfortunate science behind the phenomenon. “Every major city across the country is seeing an increase in…
A new study titled, “Identifying alcohol-related and built environment factors that can be modified to prevent pedestrian road traffic deaths,” out of the UW Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Drexel University, American University, and…
