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- Ekman, Diana S, et al.
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Is Sweden still a role model for safety? An overview of unintentional injury data over the past two decades
- 2010
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In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION. - : Taylor and Francis. - 1745-7300 .- 1745-7319. ; 17:3, s. 195-203
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This study investigates injury-related mortality and hospitalisations, during 1987-2007 in Sweden. Injuries were classified according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) -8 for pre-1987 injuries, ICD-9 for 1987-1996 injuries and ICD-10 for injuries occurring in 1997 and later. Data on mortality from injuries during 1987-2007 were collected from Swedens national Cause-of-Death Register, while data concerning injury diagnoses leading to hospitalisation stays of at least 24h, occurring during 1987-2007, were obtained from the national Patient Register. Crude rates were derived for injury-related deaths and injury-related hospitalisations for age-gender groups, using population data from Statistics Sweden. Our results showed a mixed picture of injury-related hospitalisations and deaths over the study period. Absolute numbers of injury-related deaths and injury-related hospitalisations decreased over time for the population as a whole and for many, but not all, age-gender groups. When assessing crude injury-related death rates and crude injury-related hospitalisation rates over time, as categorised by gender and age groupings, we also found unchanging or increased risks for injury-related deaths and/or hospitalisations for several age-gender groups. While Sweden has made remarkable progress in reducing injury-related deaths and hospitalisations, there are clear differences in risk that remain.
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- Ekman, Robert, et al.
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A comparison of unintentional injury patterns occurring in two Swedish communities in 1978 and in 2008
- 2015
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In: International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1745-7300 .- 1745-7319. ; 22:3, s. 254-259
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Surveillance and analyses of unintentional injuries can be used to help prioritise community prevention efforts. This study describes changes in local patterns for unintentional injuries resulting in deaths, hospitalisations, and outpatient visits to health care clinics and emergency rooms, comparing information from two different study periods, 1978 and 2008, in the Swedish communities of Falköping and Lidköping. Injury cases were analysed, and confidence intervals were derived. The study results show that while most injuries decreased comparing the first study period to the second, these changes were only significant in terms of decreases in outpatient care. This study points to the importance of more systematic collection data of injury events treated at the outpatient level, particularly for communities where there are relatively low numbers of injury-related deaths and hospitalisations.
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- Ekman, Robert, et al.
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Road traffic accidents in a Swedish municipality
- 1995
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In: Proceedings of Road safety in Europe and Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Conference in Lille, France, September 26-28, 1994. - Linköping : Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut. ; , s. 71-83
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Conference paper (other academic/artistic)
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- Skjonberg, Guldbrand, et al.
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The rise and fall of a National Safety Promotion Programme - The case of Sweden
- 2011
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In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INJURY CONTROL AND SAFETY PROMOTION. - : Taylor and Francis. - 1745-7300 .- 1745-7319. ; 18:2, s. 163-167
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In 1982, when Sweden got a new Health Service Act, the health sector was given a new role - to collect, analyse and actively disseminate the knowledge it gained. A National Safety Promotion Programme was build up by the National Board for Health and Welfare, and a National Inter-sector Cooperation Group and medical advisory board were established. In 1992, the programme was transferred to the National Institute of Public Health. Later the Institute was given a new role and therefore the programme was relocated to the Swedish Rescue Service Agency. In some aspects we can see a parallel with the paradigm that was behind the Civil Protection Act 2003 and the Health Service Act 1982. It was a logic consequence to move the national programme to the rescue service sector. Within the National Rescue Service Agency the programme ended up in the line organisation, which lacked a cross-sector work orientation. The programme was closed down. In the article the reason for the decisions is described and also the background and the possibilities for the programme to act in different national boards as well as the preconditions for an inter-sector group.
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