Injury Prevention

Abstract

Injuries are the most common cause of death among people 1 to 34 years of age, a leading cause of disability and years of life lost, and a major contributor to health care costs. There have been dramatic reductions in injury-associated mortality since the turn of the century, largely because of a decrease in the proportion of workers involved in dangerous occupations as well as improvements in the safety of buildings, motor vehicles, roads, and everyday products.The involvement of the health care community in injury prevention was small until recently, when injuries came to be viewed as a public . . .