title: The stories behind the statistics.
abstract: Too often, we fail to illustrate our research findings with descriptions of the circumstances of injury. These details make the subject come alive and provide insight into likely preventive measures. Often the descriptions can be gleaned from accompanying text, relevant newspaper articles, or from visits to the scene of injury. Restricting our findings to cold statistics and numerical data does a disservice to our readers and reduces the likelihood that the research results will have maximum effect.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. sbaker@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Susan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Baker
keywords: Circumstances; Injury details; Injury prevention