30 Capacity development for injury prevention

The Prophylactic Capacity of Nepeta Menthoides (Ostokhodus) in Prevention of Spinal Motoneuron Injury

Background & Aims: Since apoptotic cell death plays a crucial role in many neurodegenerative diseases, control of apoptosis can be taken into account as a putative neuroprotective strategy. Due to the reported neuroprotective effect of the herbal medicine Nepeta Menthoides (Ostokhodus) on the axotomy-induced apoptosis in the spinal motoneurons, in the present study we have investigated its prop...

O14: Trauma Surgery and Injury Prevention

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MENTOR-VIP and broader capacity building for injury and violence prevention.

Capacity building is one of the most commonly cited needs for advancing injury and violence prevention, particularly in lowincome and middle-income settings. Capacity building needs for injury and violence prevention are broad and varied across the globe, and WHO is actively using a range of capacity building resources to help address these. Here we summarise these efforts and draw particular a...

Action indicators for injury prevention.

There is considerable confusion about the nature of indicators, their use in the injury field and surprisingly little discussion about these important tools. To date discussions of injury indicators have focused on the content and presentation of health outcome measures and on the dearth of data on exposure measures. Whereas these are valuable measures and assessing the optimal use of available...

Injury prevention.