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Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment
Committee On Injury Prevention And Control; Institute Of Medicine; National Academy Of Sciences. Ed(S): Bonnie, Richard J.; Fulco, Carolyn E.; Liverm
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paperback. Describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks at the response by the public and private sectors, including: data and surveillance needs; research priorities; trauma care systems development; infrastructure support, including training for injury professionals; firearm safety; and coordination among federal agencies. Editor(s): Bonnie, Richard J.; Fulco, Carolyn E.; Liverman, Catharyn T. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSW; MBP; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among people under age 35 in the United States. Despite great strides in injury prevention over the decades, injuries result in 150,000 deaths, 2.6 million hospitalizations, and 36 million visits to the emergency room each year.
Reducing the Burden of Injury describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks critically at the current response by the public and private sectors, including:
- Data and surveillance needs.
- Research priorities.
- Trauma care systems development.
- Infrastructure support, including training for injury professionals.
- Firearm safety.
- Coordination among federal agencies.
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Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 The Injury Field
- 2 Magnitude and Cost
- 3 Surveillance and Data
- 4 Prevention Research
- 5 Case Studies on Prevention
- 6 Trauma Care
- 7 State and Community Response
- 8 Federal Response
- 9 Challenges and Opportunities
- Appendix A: Acknowledgments
- Appendix B: Timeline
- Appendix C: Public Meeting Agenda
- Appendix D: Acronyms
- Index
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309065665
SKU
V9780309065665
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About Committee On Injury Prevention And Control; Institute Of Medicine; National Academy Of Sciences. Ed(S): Bonnie, Richard J.; Fulco, Carolyn E.; Liverm
Richard J. Bonnie, Carolyn E. Fulco, Catharyn T. Liverman, Editors; Committee on Injury Prevention and Control, Institute of Medicine
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