RT Book, Section
A1 Dicker, Rochelle A.
A1 Juillard, Catherine J.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
SR Print(0)
ID 1175130068
T1 Injury Prevention
T2 Trauma, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260143348
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175130068
RD 2024/04/23
AB KEY  POINTSInjury  is  responsible  for  more  deaths  worldwide  than  HIV,  tuberculosis,  and  malaria  combined.Injury  remains  the  leading  cause  of  death  in  the  United  States  in  people  age  1  to  46  years  old.The  financial  cost  of  injury  is  tremendous.  Road  traffic  injuries  alone  cost  most  countries  1%  to  2%  of  their  gross  national  product.The  social  determinants  of  health,  including  poor  employment  opportunities,  food  deserts,  poor  education,  and  poverty,  contribute  significantly  to  risk  of  sustaining  injury;  addressing  these  factors  represents  a  targeted  strategy  to  reduce  injury  and  recidivism.Evaluation  of  injury  prevention  programs  begins  at  inception  with  feasibility  and  incorporates  quantitative  and  qualitative  measures.Broad  public  health  principles  can  be  applied  to  prevention  of  intentional  and  unintentional  injuries.Prevention  programs  focus  on  risk  reduction  and  thoughtful  evaluation.