title: Training in injury prevention for health professionals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The shortage of health professionals with training in injury epidemiology and control is an obstacle to injury prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two two-hour workshops in childhood injury epidemiology and control were provided to nurses and physicians in the New York City Department of Health.
  
  
  RESULTS
  101 nurses and 76 physicians received the training. Workshop I test scores rose from 60% to 75%. Workshop II test scores rose from 67% to 88%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Training in injury prevention increases knowledge. Future studies will examine the effect of training on practice.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D002648:Child; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009519:New York City; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*