Toddler in Car Seat

Facts

Burden of Injury
In 2004, 167,184 people died as a result of injury accounting for 7.0% of all deaths; 1.9 million hospitalizations were for injuries accounting for 6% of all hospital discharges; and 31 million initial visits for injuries were made to emergency departments accounting for 32% of all initial emergency department visits. Source: CDC/NCHSBergen G,Chen LH, Warner M, Fingerhut LA. Injury in the United States: 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008



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