title: Injuries related to consumer products in Canada--a systematic literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To conduct a systematic literature review of injury related to certain consumer products.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-six empirical research reports along with 32 surveillance reports from the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP) were examined to determine the approximate number of injuries associated with a given product per year and any trends in frequency. Percentages of injuries that: (1) resulted in hospitalization, (2) appeared to result from the product itself and (3) were associated with risky or inappropriate use and/or non-use of a helmet were also extracted from the reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outdoor play and sports equipment appear to be associated with the greatest numbers of injuries. A relatively high proportion of injuries appear to result from inappropriate or risky use of a product and/or inadequate safety precautions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review identified the following areas of concern regarding consumer products and injuries: lack of helmet use by people using in-line skates, sleds, snowboards, downhill skis and personal-powered watercraft; operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and snowmobiles by alcohol-impaired people; operation of snowmobiles at excessive speeds; poor design of playground equipment; and unsafe storage and use of matches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Huchcroft
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: McGowan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mo
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*