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National Injury & Violence Prevention Research Conference

Urban/Rural

Death rates from unintentional injuries and suicides are highest in the most rural counties while homicide rates are highest in the most urban counties. Source: CDC/NCHS, Bergen G,Chen LH, Warner M, Fingerhut LA. Injury in the United States: 2007. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2008

Diagnosis Types

In 2004-2005, fractures were the leading diagnosis for hospital discharges for injury accounting for 53% of all injuries, followed by system-wide injuries (16%), and internal organ injuries (12%). Source: CDC/NCHS, Bergen 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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The Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) is devoted to promoting scholarly activity in injury control and addressing issues relevant to the prevention, acute care and rehabilitation of traumatic injury. These aims are achieved through our Committees, Councils, member activities in research, research dissemination, program development, conferences, education and training. SAVIR seeks to:

• Help unify, organize, and create a visible identity for researchers working across the many disciplines involved in injury and violence research;
• Promote professional development and networking for injury and violence researchers;
• Improve the teaching and mentoring of the next generation of injury researchers;
• Maintain and promote strong links between the scientific, academic, public health and medical communities working in the field;
• Coordinate exchanges between researchers and practitioners and policymakers;
• Advocate for evidence-based injury and violence prevention programs;
• Advocate for increased funding for injury and violence research.

SAVIR’s uniqueness stems from the challenge of promoting cohesion, shared knowledge, collaboration and an integrative approach between groups and individuals working in different specialties across the spectrum of injury prevention and control research.

SAVIR's Official Journal is Injury Prevention, a member of the BMJ Publishing Group.

From SAVIR in Injury Prevention

SAVIR makes Global Connections at World Injury Conference
June 2008 Issue

New Injury and Violence Research Website Open to the World
April 2008 Issue

National Injury & Violence Prevention Research Conference a Resounding Success
February 2008 Issue

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