Injury control in developing countries: context more than content is crucial.

Opinion child is not a miniature adult.The relatively large head of the child in relation to the small body size, coupled with developmental differences, increases the vulnerability of the child's head to injury, for example a higher incidence of axonal shearing injuries than in adults.Other aspects of injury control worth learning by developing countries from indus- trialized countries include:* The scientific basis for injury control research, which is likely to be updated from time to time * Peer identification of all persons involvedin injury control research * Public involvement in the injury control process * Use of multisectoral and intersectoral cooperative efforts for injury control * The formation of regional task forces on injury control to facilitate and advocate * The standardization of injury data and methods to permit comparisons * Inclusion of the science of injury control in health curricula, for example medical schools * Increased use of the Internet * Establishment of centers for injury research, control, and policy * The organization of regional conferences on injury prevention and control.Nevertheless, I agree that it is very dangerous for developing countries to copy blindly and adopt all the countermeasures for injuries developed largely in industrialized countries.For example, it would be ridiculous