TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Unintentional injury deaths among American Indian residents of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, 2006-2012
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Kenney, Anne
A1  - Shields, Wendy
A1  - Hinton, Alexandra
A1  - Larzelere, Francene
A1  - Goklish, Novalene
A1  - Gardner, Kyle
A1  - Frattaroli, Shannon
A1  - Barlow, Allison
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study aims to describe the epidemiology of unintentional injury deaths among American Indian residents of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation between 2006 and 2012. Unintentional injury death data were obtained from the Arizona Department of Health Services and death rates were calculated per 100 000 people per year and age adjusted using data obtained from Indian Health Service and the age distribution of the 2010 US Census. Rate ratios were calculated using the comparison data obtained through CDC's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System. The overall unintentional injury mortality rate among American Indians residing on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation between 2006 and 2012 was 107.0 per 100 000. When stratified by age, White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) mortality rates for all unintentional injuries exceed the US all races rate except for ages 10-14 for which there were no deaths due to unintentional injury during this period. The leading causes of unintentional injury deaths were MVCs and poisonings. Unintentional injuries are a significant public health problem in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Tribal-specific analyses are critical to inform targeted prevention and priority setting.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2018-043082
ID  - ref1
ER  -