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What methods and approaches have been used to identify the incidence and prevalence of injuries? Typically, the methods available to monitor injuries are quite diverse. They range from the study of injury deaths on death certificates, to specific injury surveillance systems (e.g. traumatic brain injury systems), to registries recording all injury events. Which source to use to monitor injuries is often the first question that an injury researcher must answer. The answer is largely defined by the type of injury that one wants to identify, by its usual level of severity, by the resources available for monitoring, and by the feasibility of monitoring the injuries in the community.