@article{ref1,
title="Educating Our Youth to Prevent Central Nervous System Injuries: The Medical Community Response",
journal="American behavioral scientist",
year="1994",
author="Levy, Michael L. and Levy, K. M. and Giannotta, S. L. and Apuzzo, Michael L. J.",
volume="38",
number="2",
pages="323-340",
abstract="Traumatic injuries are epidemic in proportion and represent the greatest health hazard in America today. There are 2.3 million hospitalizations each year as a result of trauma and 142,500 deaths. The cost of traumatic injuries to the patient and economy are overwhelming. Treatment and rehabilitation for patients with severe head injuries is approximately $310,000 per patient. Treatment and rehabilitation for patients with quadriplegia is approximately $570,000 per patient. Despite this, only 2% of funding for basic research is used to study trauma. As physicians, the authors not only have a direct interest in injuries that compromise the function of the central nervous system but also are involved in the prevention of these injuries. They also feel a responsibility to provide information to high-risk populations that could prevent such injuries from occurring. Two preventive programs are discussed that specifically address these types of injuries in this population of patients.<p />",
language="",
issn="0002-7642",
doi="10.1177/0002764294038002012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764294038002012"
}