Click on the title to view the full review or protocol

Log on to The Cochrane Library to read protocols and full reviews. (click here for search tip)

[R] Cochrane review

Smoke alarms

1. Interventions for promoting smoke alarm ownership and function  [R]

Back to Top

Educational strategies

1. No reviews on this topic

Environmental strategies

1. Pool fencing for preventing drowning in children  [R]

Back to Top

1. Alcohol and drug screening of occupational drivers for preventing injury  [R]
2. Area-wide traffic calming for preventing traffic related injuries  [R]
3. Caffeine for the prevention of injuries and errors in shift workers  [R]
4. Community-based interventions for the prevention of burns and scalds in children  [R]  [s]
5. Education of children and adolescents for preventing dog bite injuries  [P]
6. Functional capacity evaluations for the prevention of occupational re-injuries in injured workers  [R]
7. Health examination for preventing occupational injuries and disease in workers  [P]
8. Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention  [R]
9. Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries  [R]
10. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in nursing care facilities and hospitals  [R]
11. Interventions for preventing injuries caused by impaired alertness in individuals who are not sleep deprived  [P]
12. Interventions for preventing injuries caused by impaired alertness in individuals with jet lag and shift work disorder  [P]
13. Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers  [R]
14. Interventions for preventing injuries in the agricultural industry  [R]
15. Interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry  [R]
16. Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries  [R]
17. Interventions to promote the wearing of hearing protection  [R]
18. Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries  [R]  [s]
19. Parenting programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood  [R]
20. Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people  [R]  [s]
21. School based driver education for the prevention of traffic crashes  [R]
22. School based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence  [R]
23. Street lighting for preventing road traffic injuries  [R]
24. The 'WHO safe communities' model for the prevention of injury in whole populations  [R]
25. Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities  [R]
26. Workplace interventions for preventing work disability  [R]

Back to Top

Gun control laws

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

Safety devices - helmets

1. Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries  [R]
2. Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists  [R]
3. Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders  [R]

Back to Top

1. Spinal fixation surgery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury [R]
2. Spinal immobilisation for trauma patients  [R]

Back to Top

1. No reviews on these topics

Back to Top

Environmental and educational interventions

Back to Top

1. No reviews on these topics

Back to Top

Fall prevention in the elderly

1. Exercise for improving balance in older people  [R]
2. Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people  [R]  [S]
3. Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community  [R]

Education on how to fall

1. No reviews on this topic

Use of protective devices

1. Hip protectors for preventing hip fractures in the elderly  [R]

Modification of the environment

1. No reviews on this topic

Prophylactic injection of osteoinductive materials

1. No reviews on this topic

Specific medical therapies including supplementation

1. External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults  [R]
2. Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures associated with involutional and post-menopausal osteoporosis  [R]

Hormone replacement therapy and other agents in fracture prevention

1. See also arthritis and musculoskeletal topics

Education on how to fall

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

1. Stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness after exercise  [P]

Back to Top

1. Ergonomic and physiotherapeutic interventions for treating upper extremity work related disorders in adults  [R]

Back to Top

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

1. Interventions for preventing lower limb soft-tissue injuries in runners  [R]

Back to Top

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

1. Interventions for preventing ankle ligament injuries  [R]

Back to Top

1. No reviews on this topic

Back to Top

1. Educational interventions for the prevention of eye injuries  [R]
2. Education of children and adolescents for the prevention of dog bite injuries  [R]
3. Exercise for improving balance in older people  [P]
4. Interventions for preventing falls in older people in residential care facilities and hospitals  [P]
5. Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries  [P]
6. Progressive resistance strength training for physical disability in older people  [R]
7. Psychosocial interventions for the prevention of disability following traumatic physical injury  [P]
8. Psychosocial interventions for the secondary prevention of mental health problems in people who have sustained a traumatic physical injury  [P]

Back to Top

1. Acupuncture for acute management and rehabilitation of traumatic brain injury  [P]
2. Aminosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
3. Anticonvulsants for preventing seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematoma  [R]
4. Anti-epileptic drugs for preventing seizures following acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
5. Barbiturates for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
6. Bradykinin beta-2 receptor antagonists for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
7. Calcium channel blockers for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
8. Cognitive rehabilitation for occupational outcomes after traumatic brain injury  [P]
9. Corticosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
10. Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of refractory high intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
11. Excitatory amino acid inhibitors for traumatic brain injury  [R]
12. Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury [R]
13. Haemostatic drugs for traumatic brain injury  [R]
14. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injury  [R]
15. Hyperventilation therapy for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
16. Hypothermia for traumatic head injury  [R]
17. Intervention for dysarthria associated with acquired brain injury in children and adolescents  [R]
18. Interventions for apathy after traumatic brain injury  [R]
19. Magnesium for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
20. Modest cooling therapies (35ºC to 37.5ºC) for traumatic brain injury  [R]
21. Monoaminergic agonists for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
22. Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age  [R]
23. Music therapy for acquired brain injury  [R]
24. Nutritional support for head-injured patients  [R]  [S]
25. Pharmacological management for agitation and aggression in people with acquired brain injury  [R]  [S]
26. Psychological treatment for anxiety in people with traumatic brain injury  [R]
27. Routine intracranial pressure monitoring in acute coma  [R]
28. Vocational rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults  [P]

Back to Top