Citation

Rubsam JM. J. N. Y. State Nurs. Assoc. 2001; 32(2): 4-8.

Affiliation

Children 's Hospital of New York, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, New York State Nurses' Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16052901

Abstract

Despite the dawn of a new millennium, unintentional injuries continue to be the leading cause of death in children greater than one year of age in the United States. This review outlines major risk factors that play a role in predicting injury, major causes of injury, and types of interventions successful in reducing childhood injury. This article describes community and national level intervention strategies that have been successful in reducing childhood injury.