Injury Prevention and Trauma Management: From Vulnerable Groups to General Populations
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 238
Special Issue Editor
Interests: injury; prevention; accident; child; older adult; pregnant woman; disabled person
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Dear Colleagues,
According to the World Health Organization, injuries take the lives of 4.4 million people all over the world annually and account for 8% of all deaths. Injuries impact the mortality and morbidity of especially vulnerable persons, such as children, older adults, pregnant women, or disabled persons. Generally, vulnerable is defined as in need of special care, support, or protection, so vulnerable persons suffer more from injuries, i.e., fall-related injuries increase with age, and drowning is often seen in children due to inadequate adult supervision. While this Special Issue focuses on vulnerable populations, studies on injury mechanisms and prevention in the general population are also welcome to provide broader insights. Therefore, reviewing the real-world injury cases of vulnerable and general populations and considering the mechanisms of injuries are crucial for establishing preventive measures. In addition, the mechanisms of injuries analyzed using the dummy model and computational simulation lead to qualitative biomechanical analyses. We are pleased to invite a wide variety of manuscripts regarding the injuries of vulnerable and general populations. Published papers in this Special Issue might contribute to a reduction in fatalities in vulnerable and general populations, and worldwide socioeconomic losses related to the loss of children and pregnant women. Injury prevention and trauma management for vulnerable populations such as children, pregnant women, older adults, and disabled persons would align well with ongoing healthcare initiatives.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather manuscripts that will contribute to the awareness of the accidents or violence suffered by vulnerable and general populations, the development of injury research, and the establishment of preventive measures. The guest editor is looking forward to receiving papers from fields such as epidemiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, gerontology, traumatology, preventive medicine, public health, forensic medicine, biomechanics, mechanical engineering, health science, and so on.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: epidemiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, gerontology, traumatology, preventive medicine, public health, forensic medicine, biomechanics, mechanical engineering, and health science.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Masahito Hitosugi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- injury
- prevention
- accident
- child
- older adult
- pregnant woman
- disabled person
- trauma care
- violent
- abuse
- homicide
- motor vehicle collision
- falling
- epidemiology
- safety
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