In the United States, injuries are the fourth-leading cause of death, exceeded only by heart disease, stroke, and cancer. Of all deaths from injury in the United States, about 65 percent are classified as unintentional or accidental. The other 35...

Trauma (bodily injury) is a major social and medical problem in both developed and developing countries. Injuries are among the leading cause of death and disability in the world, and affect all populations, regardless of age, sex, income, or...

My first job in public health involved the establishment of a program in Consumer Product Safety. The goal of that program, as declared by Congress in the Consumer Product Safety Act, was to reduce injuries associated with products intended for home and recreation...

Virginia motorists and front-seat passengers wear seatbelts more often and are injured in accidents less severely as a result of a state law requiring seatbelt use, according to a new study of motor vehicle accidents in Charlottesville conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway...