Citation

Moore K. J. Emerg. Nurs. 2016; 42(5): 457-458.

Affiliation

Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: kate.moore@emory.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jen.2016.06.015

PMID

27594080

Abstract

Injury is a global health problem, and in the United States, it is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1 to 44 years. In 2014, unintentional injuries were responsible for 136,053 deaths in the United States and an additional 29 million injuries involved an ED visit.1 The 2 most frequently seen causes of unintentional injury death are head injury and hemorrhage. These types of injuries result in death at the scene in approximately 60% of all unintentional injury cases. The remainder of unintentional injury deaths occur once the patient has reached the hospital.

Language: en