The injury fact book

摘要: This book includes detailed information on many of the factors surrounding injuries--the man-made systems and products involved, groups at greatest risk, effective ways to protect people from injuries. The circumstances under which injuries occur, etiologic agents, characteristics involved are examined. Chapter 2 summarizes importance in relation other prominent health problems. Subsequent chapters describe injury mortality and, cases where good population-based studies available, nonfatal analyses Chapters 3-15 primarily deaths during 1977-1979, most recent years for data were available mid-1983 than those related motor vehicles. Most these collected by U.S. Department Health Human Services, National Center Statistics (NCHS). 16-20 summarize vehicle-related obtained Transportation, Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data 1980 census provided denominators rates throughout book, except trendline calculations based interpolations between years. purpose this is improve understanding nature magnitude problem United States. Although it some discussion ameliorative approaches, there no comprehensive coverage research, theory, or prevention, since have been comprehensively discussed elsewhere. a thorough documentation problem. presented new, product not previously published any form.