ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2013
Fatal unintentional injuries in the home in the U.S., 2000-2008.
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- Short-term outcomes in children following emergency department visits for minor injuries sustained at home.Injury epidemiology · 2021Article
- National survey of home injuries during the time of COVID-19: who is at risk?Injury epidemiology · 2020Article
- Healthy China 2030: how to control the rising trend of unintentional suffocation death in children under five years old.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Varying Effect of a Randomized Toddler Home Safety Promotion Intervention Trial by Initial Home Safety Problems.Maternal and child health journal · 2020Article
- Patient-level factors are more salient than a legislation prohibiting minors in bars in predicting unintentional injury hospitalizations.BMC public health · 2019Observational
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- Consumer Products Contributing to Fall Injuries in Children Aged <1 to 19 Years Treated in US Emergency Departments, 2010 to 2013: An Observational Study.Global pediatric health · 2019Article
- Economic implications of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States and the cost and benefit of CO detectors.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Risk factors for unintentional injuries among the rural elderly: a county-based cross-sectional survey.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundFrom 1992 to 1999, an average of more than 18,000 unintentional home injury deaths occurred in the U.S. annually. PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to provide current prevalence estimates of fatal unintentional injury in the home.
methodsData from the 2000-2008 National Vital Statistics System were used in 2011 to calculate average annual rates for unintentional home injury deaths for the U.S. overall, and by mechanism of injury, gender, and age group.
resultsFrom 2000 to 2008, there was an annual average of 30,569 unintentional injury deaths occurring in the home environment in the U.S. (10.3 deaths per 100,000). Poisonings (4.5 per 100,000) and falls (3.5 per 100,000) were the leading causes of home injury deaths. Men/boys had higher rates of home injury death than women/girls (12.7 vs 8.2 per 100,000), and older adults (≥80 years) had higher rates than other age groups. Home injury deaths and rates increased significantly from 2000 to 2008.
conclusionsMore than 30,000 people die annually in the U.S. from unintentional injuries at home, with the trend rising since the year 2000. The overall rise is due in large part to the dramatic increase in deaths due to poisonings, and to a lesser degree falls at home. Unintentional home injuries are both predictable and preventable. Through a multifaceted approach combining behavioral change, adequate supervision of children, installation and maintenance of safety devices, and adherence to building codes, safety regulations and legislation, home injuries can be reduced.
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