Are prehospital deaths from trauma and accidental injury preventable? A summary report 15 3 Study one Research objectives and methodology Research objectives The first objective of this research was to examine whether there had been a change in the nature, cause and preventability of death since the original 1994 study. The second was to identify which, if any, interventions might reduce the number of preventable deaths, with a view to informing first aid education. Methodology This study replicated the methodology described in Hussain and Redmond (1994). 2 Several of Her Majesty’s (HM) coroners were contacted with details of the study and a request for their support. After securing 2 All sudden, unexplained and violent or unnatural deaths that occur in the UK are referred to a coroner for the jurisdiction within which the death occurs for investigation.