Reducing the Burden of Injury
Advancing Prevention and Treatment
Seiten
1999
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06566-5 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06566-5 (ISBN)
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.
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.
The authors define the field of injury and establish boundaries for the field regarding intentional injuries. This book highlights the crosscutting nature of the injury field, identifies opportunities to leverage resources and expertise of the numerous parties involved, and discusses issues regarding leadership at the federal level.
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
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.
The authors define the field of injury and establish boundaries for the field regarding intentional injuries. This book highlights the crosscutting nature of the injury field, identifies opportunities to leverage resources and expertise of the numerous parties involved, and discusses issues regarding leadership at the federal level.
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
Richard J. Bonnie, Carolyn E. Fulco, Catharyn T. Liverman, Editors; Committee on Injury Prevention and Control, Institute of Medicine
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 The Injury Field; 4 2 Magnitude and Cost; 5 3 Surveillance and Data; 6 4 Prevention Research; 7 5 Case Studies on Prevention; 8 6 Trauma Care; 9 7 State and Community Response; 10 8 Federal Response; 11 9 Challenges and Opportunities; 12 Appendix A: Acknowledgments; 13 Appendix B: Timeline; 14 Appendix C: Public Meeting Agenda; 15 Appendix D: Acronyms; 16 Index
| Verlagsort | Washington |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-309-06566-6 / 0309065666 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-06566-5 / 9780309065665 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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