title: Prevention of unintentional injury in the community setting.
abstract: This article focuses on the types of unintentional injuries that may occur in the community and individuals who are most vulnerable. It discusses the nurse's role in the prevention of injuries through the assessment of risk and health promotion strategies.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Brighton. N.Muir@bton.ac.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000368:Aged; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003625:Data Collection; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*