Unintentional injuries are the largest source of premature morbidity and mortality and the
leading cause of death among adolescents 10–19 years of age. Fatal injury rates of males …

Objective Pedestrian injuries represent a pediatric public health challenge. This systematic
review/meta-analysis evaluated behavioral interventions to teach children pedestrian safety …

This article examines children and adolescent exposure to violence in various contexts. A
systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify the definitions and types of …

About 1 in 5 child deaths is a result of unintentional injury. The leading causes of
unintentional injury death vary by age. This report provides national fatal and nonfatal data …

BACKGROUND: From 1992 to 1999, an average of more than 18,000 unintentional home
injury deaths occurred in the US annually. PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to …

Background Unintentional injuries among 0-to 4-year-olds are a major public health
problem incurring substantial NHS, individual and societal costs. However, evidence on the …

The objective of this study was to examine the demographic characteristics and hospital
resource utilization of submersion-injury-related hospitalizations among persons⩽ 20 years …

Background: Numerous safety promotion interventions in schools exist but these are rarely
subject to impact evaluation. Few available studies are focused on intermediate outcomes …

Background The specific research aims of this study included: 1) Conduct an epidemiologic
analysis of recreational sports injuries among 1500 children, ages 5–11 in Florida: and 2) …

There are approximately 18 000 injury-related deaths at home each year. Some of the
leading causes of home injury deaths are falls, fire/burns, poisonings, choking/suffocations …