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Smoke alarms

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

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Educational strategies

1. No reviews on this topic

Environmental strategies

1. Pool fencing for preventing drowning in children  [R]
2. Interventions for drowning prevention in children and young people  [P]

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1. Community-based interventions for the prevention of burns and scalds in children  [R]  [s]
2. Interventions for preventing injuries in problem drinkers  [R]
3. Modification of the home environment for the reduction of injuries  [R]  [s]
4. Population-based interventions for the prevention of fall-related injuries in older people  [R]  [s]
5. School based prevention programmes for reducing violence  [R]
6. The 'WHO safe communities' model for the prevention of injury in whole populations  [R]
7. School based driver education for the prevention of traffic crashes  [R]
8. Education of children and adolescents for preventing dog bite injuries  [P]
9. School based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence  [R]
10. Parenting programmes for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood  [R]
11. Interventions in the alcohol server setting for preventing injuries  [R]
12. Interventions for reducing the use of baby walkers  [P]
13. Home safety education and provision of safety equipment for injury prevention  [R]
14. Interventions for increasing pedestrian and cyclist visibility for the prevention of death and injuries  [R]
15. Interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry  [R]
16. Vision screening of older drivers for preventing road traffic injuries and fatalities  [P]
17. Interventions for preventing injuries in the agricultural industry  [R]
18. Workplace interventions for preventing work disability  [P]

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Gun control laws

1. No reviews on this topic

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Safety devices - helmets

1. Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists  [R]
2. Helmets for preventing injury in motorcycle riders  [R]

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

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1. No reviews on these topics

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Environmental and educational interventions

1. Child-resistant containers for preventing childhood poisoning  [R]

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1. No reviews on these topics

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Fall prevention in the elderly

1. Interventions for preventing falls in elderly people  [R]  [S]
2. Exercise for improving balance in older people  [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. Vitamin D and vitamin D analogues for preventing fractures associated with involutional and post-menopausal osteoporosis  [R]
2. External fixation versus conservative treatment for distal radial fractures in adults  [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

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

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

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1. No reviews on this topic

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

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1. No reviews on this topic

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1. No reviews on this topic

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1. Interventions for preventing ankle ligament injuries  [R]

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1. No reviews on this topic

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1. Progressive resistance strength training for physical disability in older people  [R]
2. Radiotherapy for the prevention of heterotopic ossification in total hip arthroplasty  [P]
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. Processed versus fresh frozen bone for impaction bone grafting in revision hip arthroplasty  [P]
6. Interventions for preventing hamstring injuries  [P]

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1. Aminosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
2. Corticosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
3. Barbiturates for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
4. Calcium channel blockers for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
5. CDP-choline for acute traumatic brain injury  [P]
6. Excitatory amino acid inhibitors for traumatic brain injury  [R]
7. Anti-epileptic drugs for preventing seizures following acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
8. Anticonvulsants for preventing seizures in patients with chronic subdural haematoma  [R]
9. Intensive care sedation and analgesia for head-injury patients  [P]
10. Monoaminergic agonists for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
11. Magnesium for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
12. Nutritional support for head-injured patients  [R]  [S]
13. Therapeutic hypothermia for head injury  [R]
14. Hyperventilation therapy for acute traumatic brain injury  [R]
15. Routine intracranial pressure monitoring in acute coma  [R]
16. Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of refractory high intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury  [R]  [S]
17. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the adjunctive treatment of traumatic brain injury  [R]
18. Pharmacological management for agitation and aggression in people with acquired brain injury  [R]  [S]
19. Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury  [P]
20. Psychological treatment for anxiety in people with traumatic brain injury  [R]
21. Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age  [R]
22. Vocational rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults  [P]
23. Modest temperature reduction for traumatic brain injury  [P] 
24. Music therapy for acquired brain injury  [P]
25. Beta-2 receptor antagonists for acute traumatic brain injury [R]
26. Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury [R]

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