CDC Injury Center
CDC Injury Center, Preventing Falls, School Violence, Choking Game, Injury and Violence Program You are being redirected to the new National Center of Injury Response website. If you have this page book marked, please update it with the new URL [... more]
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Accidents/Unintentional
Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 6.4 million Number of visits to office-based physicians: 49.2 million Number of emergency department visits: 27.7 million Number of deaths: 117, 809 Cause of death rank: 5 Number of deaths: 19, ... [... more]
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All Injuries
Number of medically attended injury and poisoning episodes in the noninstitutionalized population: 33.3 million Number of visits to office-based physicians: 81.2 million (includes 5.9 million visits for adverse effects of medical ... [... more]
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Playground Injuries: Fact Sheet
About 45% of playground-related injuries are severe-fractures, internal injuries, concussions, dislocations, and amputations (Tinsworth 2001). About 75% of nonfatal injuries related to playground equipment occur on public playgrounds (Tinsworth ... [... more]
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National Resource Center for Safe Aging
Injury and violence are a serious threat to the health and well-being of Americans ages 65 and older. Older adults are at higher risk for many types of injuries that can lead to death or disability. Through research and a wide range of ... [... more]
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WISQARS Home
The coding of mortality data changed significantly in 1999 from ICD-9 to ICD-10, so you may not be able to compare number of deaths and death rates from 1998 and before with data from 1999. ICD-10 coding of mortality data was updated in March ... [... more]
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INFORMATION RESOURCES
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Acerca de NIOSH
Publicación de NIOSH No. 2008-128sp: Alerta de NIOSH - Proteja de la gripe aviar a los trabajadores de las granjas avícolas Publicación de NIOSH No. 2008-127sp: Rociado de agua para controlar el polvo peligroso que se genera al [... more]
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The Problem
Injuries account for more than 160,000 deaths each year and millions more people are injured each year and survive (WISQARS 2006). For many people, the injury causes temporary pain and inconvenience; for others, the injury leads to suffering, ... [... more]
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Due to possible seasonal effects on the 2000 estimates, comparing estimates between 2000 and 2001 and later years is not recommended. Nonfatal Injury Report Leading Causes of Nonfatal Injury This page last reviewed 03/20/08. Privacy Notice [... more]
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Leading causes of injury deaths-overall trends
Other ages Conclusion Data source References Related Report Figures In 2005, poisoning continued to be the second leading cause of injury death in the United States, having surpassed firearms for the first time in 2004. In 2004, poisoning deaths ... [... more]
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Fact Sheet: Prevent Injury after a Disaster
To prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, only use generators, pressure washers, grills, camp stoves, or other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-burning devices outside and away from open windows, doors, and air vents. Follow chain saw ... [... more]
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