Ediriweera Desapriya
Biographic Data
| ID | 6066835 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ediriweera Desapriya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ediriweera |
| FAMILY NAME | Desapriya |
| SIGNATURE | DESAPRIYA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ediriweera Desapriya, Kate Turcotte, Sayed Subzwari, and Ian Pike are with the British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit, Vancouver, Canada, the Centre for Community Child Health Research, Vancouver, and the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Female Firefighter Work-Related Injuries in the United States and Canada
Objectives: This study explored how demographic characteristics, life experiences, and firefighting experiences have an impact on work-related injuries among female firefighters, and described events surrounding such work-related injuries. Methods: This online survey was available from June 2019 to July 2020. Questions related to demographic characteristics, life experiences, firefighting experiences, and work-related injuries. Descriptive analys…
A Systematic Review of Community Interventions to Improve Aboriginal Child Passenger Safety
We evaluated evidence of community interventions to improve Aboriginal child passenger safety (CPS) in terms of its scientific merit and cultural relevance. We included studies if they reported interventions to improve CPS in Aboriginal communities, compared at least pre- and postintervention conditions, and evaluated rates and severity of child passenger injuries, child restraint use, or knowledge of CPS. We also appraised quality and cultural r…
Smoking Inside Vehicles Should Be Banned Globally
Sports Utility Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users
We read with interest the article by Robertson,1 and we certainly agree that the sports utility vehicles (SUVs) pose an increased risk to small car occupants as well as vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, older persons, and children.2 In many developing countries, pedestrians, cyclists, rickshaw operators, and moped users represent the majority of road users. These countries rarely have the resources to physically separate such …
Sports Utility Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users
We read with interest the article by Robertson,1 and we certainly agree that the sports utility vehicles (SUVs) pose an increased risk to small car occupants as well as vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, older persons, and children.2 In many developing countries, pedestrians, cyclists, rickshaw operators, and moped users represent the majority of road users. These countries rarely have the resources to physically separate such …
Smoking Inside Vehicles Should Be Banned Globally
A Systematic Review of Community Interventions to Improve Aboriginal Child Passenger Safety
We evaluated evidence of community interventions to improve Aboriginal child passenger safety (CPS) in terms of its scientific merit and cultural relevance. We included studies if they reported interventions to improve CPS in Aboriginal communities, compared at least pre- and postintervention conditions, and evaluated rates and severity of child passenger injuries, child restraint use, or knowledge of CPS. We also appraised quality and cultural r…
Female Firefighter Work-Related Injuries in the United States and Canada
Objectives: This study explored how demographic characteristics, life experiences, and firefighting experiences have an impact on work-related injuries among female firefighters, and described events surrounding such work-related injuries. Methods: This online survey was available from June 2019 to July 2020. Questions related to demographic characteristics, life experiences, firefighting experiences, and work-related injuries. Descriptive analys…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works) · Occupational safety and health (2 works) · Poison control (2 works)