Moving from evidence to action: prioritisation of pediatric injury issues for focused injury prevention programming

Objective To develop a prioritised, evidence-informed list of pediatric injury issues to be addressed through injury prevention initiatives. Method A quantitative review of trauma data with qualitative stakeholder discussions. Data representing all levels of severity from ED visits to deaths were reviewed and ranked by age ( Results Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) was ranked as the top priority. The top five ranking injury issues are presented in Table 1. Conclusion With competing demands and limited resources, this method utilises data and stakeholder input to decide where to focus efforts. It allowed us to move from evidence to action, by implementing and evaluating new programs including SBS-prevention and unsafe driving programs.