Summary of final ranking of the top tertile injury prevention research questions
| Ranking and question | Category | Mean importance score* | Mean amount of research available† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The mean importance score is the average score for each question utilizing a 1 to 5 scale with 5 being the most important and 1 being the least important. | ||||
| †Amount of research available is based on a 1 to 3 scale with 3 being a substantial amount and 1 being very little research available. | ||||
| TBI, traumatic brain injury. | ||||
| 1. | Do specific existing gun control laws and regulations reduce risk of violent injury and death? | Firearms | 4.72 | 2.1 |
| 2. | Does having a gun in the home increase or decrease the risk of homicides and suicides among household members? | Firearms | 4.5 | 2.38 |
| 3. | Do speed control interventions in urban areas such as cameras and police, and traffic calming, compared to no intervention, reduce motor vehicle related injuries for all age groups? | Motor vehicle | 4.19 | 2.16 |
| 4. | Does eliminating or reducing access to mechanisms favored by suicide attempters (suicide prevention fencing on bridges, reducing access to firearms) reduce suicides over-all, or do people simply use other means? | Suicide | 4.08 | 2 |
| 5. | Does parenting education reduce child abuse? | Violence: other | 4.00 | 1.92 |
| 6. | Does physical conditioning among the elderly reduce the potential for falls and for fall related injury? | Falls | 4.00 | 2.44 |
| 7. | Are court mandated abuse deterrence programs effective in reducing repeat domestic violence among domestic violence offenders? | Violence: intimate partner | 3.96 | 1.79 |
| 8. | Do measures to attenuate the impact of a fall (for example, hip pads and cushioned flooring) reduce the incidence of hip fractures in the elderly? | Falls | 3.96 | 2.19 |
| 9. | Do school based suicide prevention programs reduce the risk of suicide attempts and suicide among adolescents? | Suicide | 3.92 | 1.53 |
| 10. | How effective are helmet laws in the reducing motorcycle injuries and deaths? | Motorcycles | 3.92 | 2.6 |
| 11. | Do civil restraining orders reduce violence against women? | Violence: intimate partner | 3.88 | 1.75 |
| 12. | Do engineering changes (bicycle/pedestrian paths, bicycle crossings, traffic calming measures) reduce bicycling and pedestrian injuries and deaths? | Bicycles and pedestrian | 3.85 | 1.86 |
| 13. | How effective are various (specified) methods of traffic calming in reducing collisions and injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists, both children and adults? Are these particularly useful in any geographic setting within a community (for example, near schools)? | Traffic calming and road safety | 3.85 | 1.89 |
| 14. | Do road safety training programs for children 5–13 years prevent serious pedestrian road traffic injuries? | Pedestrian | 3.81 | 2.21 |
| 15. | Do hospital—or clinic—based programs to enhance the identification, treatment, and referral of battered women reduce the risk of future physical injuries to women identified in such programs compared to those who are not identified? | Violence: intimate partner | 3.8 | 1.56 |
| 16. | Are living space design changes effective in reducing fall injuries among the older population? | Falls | 3.76 | 1.79 |
| 17. | Do state concealed gun carrying laws reduce or increase the frequency of gun related homicide? | Firearms | 3.72 | 1.86 |
| 18. | Is license revocation effective in reducing motor vehicle crashes and injuries among older drivers? | Motor vehicle | 3.68 | 1.67 |
| 19. | Does installation of playground safety surfaces prevent head injuries and arm fractures in children under 14 years? | Sports and recreational injuries | 3.62 | 1.95 |
| 20. | Do smoke alarm installation programs prevent fire related injuries and deaths in residential settings compared with other incentives to install alarms and/or no program? | Fires and burns | 3.42 | 1.7 |
| 21. | Do medical treatments to increase bone mass reduce the incidence of hip fracture in the elderly? | Falls | 3.42 | 2.23 |
| 22. | Do residential sprinkler systems, compared to smoke alarms, reduce fire and burn injuries in children and adults? | Fires and burns | 3.36 | 1.33 |
| 23. | Do bicycle helmet use laws change ridership (as noted by Victoria, Australia early after their state based law was passed)? If such an effect does occur, how long does it last? | Bicycles | 3.27 | 1.74 |
| 24. | Do helmets prevent TBI among children in winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding, and snowmaching? | Sports and recreational injuries | 2.96 | 1.41 |