Injury Topics

Priority injury topics.

Our primary focus is on current and emerging injury prevention issues. By concentrating on these core areas, we can develop targeted strategies, research, and resources that drive meaningful change.

For issues outside our primary focus, we partner with specialist organizations, ensuring that all aspects of injury prevention are addressed effectively, and with minimal duplication.

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If you need information about another important injury topic outside of our focus and network, please contact us.

Concussions are the most-common form of head injury and can happen in many different activities; from falls and sports to traffic collisions.

E-Scooters are easy to use and can be fun, but many people are getting hurt while riding them because of improper use.

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospital admissions among seniors. Falls can result in broken bones, hospital stays, and a loss of independence.

Poisoning can happen fast - but it’s preventable. Here’s how to protect your home and your family.

Sports and outdoor play are great for health, fun, and learning - but they also come with risks.

Road injuries are preventable. Everyone - drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists - plays a role in staying safe.

Top 3 Injuries for Emergency Department Visits

(2023)

496,215

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS

149,613

FALLS

51,295

STRUCK OBJECT / PERSON

42,072

CUTS / PIERCING

Collaborative prevention partnerships.

For other important issues outside our scope, we collaborate with organizations that specialize in those topics. We encourage you to connect with these partners for more detailed resources and support.

Together, we work toward a broader, more effective approach to injury prevention.

Agriculture Safety

AgSafe Alberta

AgSafe Alberta works with and supports farms and ranches of all types and sizes in becoming safer places to live, work and grow up on.

Agriculture Safety

Canadian Agriculture Safety Association

CASA works with partners to support initiatives that equip producers, their families and their workers with the information and tools needed to make farms a safe place to live, work and play.

Concussions

CATTOnline

The Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) is a series of online educational courses and resources addressing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention.

Drowning

Lifesaving Society (AB &NWT)

The Lifesaving Society is a full-service provider of programs, products, and services designed to prevent drowning.

These Lands.

The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs, and research stations are primarily located on the territory of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway / Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.

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