Background Compliant flooring, broadly defined as flooring systems or floor coverings with
some level of shock absorbency, may reduce the incidence and severity of fall-related …

Background Shock-absorbing flooring may minimise impact forces incurred from falls to
reduce fall-related injuries; however, synthesized evidence is required to inform decision …

Objectives To compare fall rates and injuries from falls on low-impact flooring (LIF)
compared with a standard vinyl flooring. Design Prospective, observational, nonrandomized …

Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze which factors (including factors
pertaining to the individual, the household, and the local area) increase the risk of fall …

Background: Injurious falls in hospitals and care homes are a life-limiting and costly
international issue. Shock-absorbing flooring may offer part of the solution; however …

Background Fall injuries affect the lives of older people to a substantial degree. This quasi-
experimental observational study investigates the potential fall injury reducing effect of a …

This dissertation employs a holistic approach to injuries in everyday settings. It examines
spatial aspects of adolescents' injury events in residential situations, school situations, and …

Long-term investments in individual and social human capital such as preschool, school,
family support, early-intervention for youth at risk and other programmes that are part of the …

The aim is to analyze how age and physical (dis) ability jointly condition the probability of
different types of injuries in residential settings, in order to identify injury countermeasures …

Background Health economic evaluation studies (eg, cost-effectiveness analysis) can
provide insight into which injury prevention interventions maximize available resources to …