HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Injury Prevention, Environmental Factor
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Are the cause of nearly 2/3 of all injury related deaths in the us: rank fifth as a leading cause of death. There were 120,859 unintentional injury deaths in 2012: accounting for these deaths were: In addition to the human death toll were the economic costs. Healthy people 2020 objectives : reduce the rate of unintentional injury deaths, reduce the rate of nonfatal injuries that result in emergency department visits. The term accident has fallen into disfavor and disuse with many public health officials whose goal is to reduce the number and seriousness of all injuries: the word accident suggests a chance occurrence or an unpreventable mishap. We know that many accidents are preventable. Unintentional injury is now used in place. These terms are inclusive of all measures to prevent injuries, both unintentional and intentional, or to minimize their severity.
