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Alternative Warm-Up Program Reduces Risk of ACL Injuries for Female College Soccer Players (8/7/08)
The risk of potentially devastating tears to an important knee ligament may be reduced in female college soccer players by an alternative warm-up program that focuses on stretching, strengthening, and improving balance and movements, according to a CDC study published online this week in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

Self-Reported Falls and Fall-Related Injuries among Persons Aged Older than 65 Years- United States, 2006 (5/11/08)
This report indicated that approximately 5.8 million persons aged over 65 years, or 15.9% of all U.S. adults in that age group, fell at least once during the preceding 3 months, and 1.8 million (31.3%) of those who fell sustained an injury that resulted in a doctor visit or restricted activity for at least 1 day. Women reported significantly more fall-related injuries than men (35.7% versus 24.6%, respectively).

The Choking Game: A Risky Youth Behavior (3/26/08)
The choking game is a dangerous activity that older children and early adolescents sometimes play to get a brief high. They either choke each other or use a noose to choke themselves. After just a short time, children can pass out, which may lead to serious injury or even death from hanging or strangulation.

Fall Injury Episodes among Non-Institutionalized Older Adults- United States, 2001-2003 (10/9/07)
Rates of fall injuries increased with age and were higher for women compared with men. The most common cause of fall injuries among older adults was slipping, tripping, or stumbling. Most fall injuries occurred inside or around the outside of the home.

Suicide Trends among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years- United States, 1990-2004 (9/6/07)
In 2004, suicide was the third leading cause of death among youths and young adults aged 10-24 years in the United States. From 2003 to 2004, suicide rates rose for 10-14-year-old females, 15-19-year-old females and 15-19-year-old males. The rate of hanging/suffocation suicides among 10-14-year-old girls more than doubled between 2003 and 2004. It is important to recognize the warning signs of suicide in youth, such as talking about taking one’s life or feeling sad or hopeless about the future. A resource for helping to prevent suicide is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free number, 1-800-273-TALK (273-8255).

Unintentional Poisoning Deaths- United States, 1999-2004 (3/5/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5605a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5605.pdf
This report summarizes the results of an analysis which determined that poisoning mortality rates in the United States increased each year from 1999 to 2004, rising 62.5 percent during the 5-year period. The largest increases were among females (103.0 percent), whites (75.8 percent), persons living in the southern United States (113.6 percent), and persons aged 15-24 years (113.3 percent). The number of unintentional poisoning deaths increased from 12,186 in 1999 to 20,950 in 2004. The annual age-adjusted rate increased 62.5 percent, from 4.4 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 7.1 in 2004. The increase among females, from 2.3 to 4.7 per 100,000 population, was twice the increase among males, from 6.5 to 9.5 per 100,000 population (47.1 percent).

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning after an Emergency (1/8/07)
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/cofacts.asp
Generators, grills, camp stoves, or other gasoline, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-burning devices should never be used inside a home, basement, garage, or camper- or even outside near an open window. Every home should have at least one working carbon monoxide detector. The detector's batteries should be checked twice a year, at the same time smoke detector batteries are checked.

Increases in Methadone-Related Deaths, 1999-2004 (1/8/07)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/methadone1999-04/methadone1999-04.htm
Poisoning deaths mentioning methadone increased from 4 percent of all poisoning deaths to 13 percent of all poisoning deaths. Most recently, all poisoning deaths increased 6 percent from 2003-2004, while those mentioning methadone increased 29 percent.

Fatalities and Injuries from Falls among Older Adults- United States, 1993-2003 and 2001-2005 (12/1/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5545a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5545.pdf
This study examined trends in rates of fatal falls and hospitalizations for hip fractures during 1993-2003 and in rates of nonfatal injuries resulting from falls during 2001-2005. The findings indicate that rates of fatal falls increased significantly among both men and women but were consistently higher among men. Whites had the highest fatal fall rates, but an increasing trend was observed for all races. Changes in rates for nonfatal injuries from falls were not statistically significant. Rates of nonfatal injuries from falls and particularly rates of hospitalizations for hip fractures were higher among women than men. However, hospitalization rates for hip fractures appear to be declining among women.

Falls among Older Adults (11/29/06)http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/fallsspotlite.htm
CDC offers new tools for helping older adults and those who care for them prevent falls. Colorful and easy to read, the redesigned brochures and new posters outline key strategies for reducing older adults’ risk of falls and related injuries.

Sports-Related Injuries among High School Athletes- United States, 2005-2006 School Year (10/31/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5538a1.htm
Participation in high school sports resulted in an estimated 1.4 million injuries at a rate of 2.4 injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures. Football had the highest injury rate followed by wrestling, boys' and girls' soccer, and girls' basketball. 

Homicides and Suicides: National Violent Death Reporting System- United States, 2003-2004 (8/1/06)http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5526a1.htm
This report describes the analysis of violent deaths from 13 states. Homicide circumstance information revealed that most victims knew the suspects involved and that intimate partner conflicts continued to be among the most important contributing factors. Suicide circumstance information indicated that mental health disorders and intimate partner problems had important roles.

Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding among Children and Teens- United States, 2001-2004 (6/30/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5522a1.htm
During 2001-2004, an estimated 23,800 children and teens aged <19 years were treated at U.S. emergency departments for off-road motorcycle injuries each year. Patients aged 12-15 years had the highest nonfatal injury rate (62.1 per 100,000). Patients aged <16 years accounted for 69.9% of those injured; 88.4% of those injured were males, and 97.1% were driving the motorcycle. Overall, 7.5% of those injured were hospitalized.

The Incidence and Economic Burden of Injury in the United States (4/30/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/Economic_Burden_of_Injury.htm
Press Release
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r060418.htm
Fact Sheets
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/Cost_of_Injury.htm
Each day, 1,301 children suffer traumatic brain injuries, 1,294 teens attempt suicide and require medical attention to prevent death, and 801 older adults sustain hip fractures, but they represent only a small portion of the people who will be injured each year in the United States. The lifetime cost of injuries occurring in a single year in the United States totals an estimated $406 billion in medical expenses and productivity losses (including lost wages, fringe benefits, and ability to perform normal household responsibilities. Nearly $80.2 billion is attributed to medical expenses, while $326 billion is estimated for lifetime productivity losses for the almost 50 million injuries that required medical treatment in 2000. These costs begin to accumulate when the injuries occur and are spread over each injured person’s expected lifetime.

Deaths: Injuries, 2002 (2/30/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr54/nvsr54_10.pdf
This report presents injury mortality data for 2002 using the external-cause-of-injury mortality matrix for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). Data are presented by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and State. In addition, trend data are shown for 1999–2002 by age, sex, and mechanism and intent of injury. Selected Highlight: 161,269 resident deaths occurred in the United States as the result of injuries.

Preventing Suicide: Program Activities Guide (12/30/05)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/PreventingSuicide.htm
The Preventing Suicide: Program Activities Guide describes CDC’s public health activities and research to prevent suicide and suicidal behavior. The guide outlines four categories of activities which are key to CDC’s prevention work: monitoring and researching the problem, supporting and enhancing prevention programs, providing prevention resources, and encouraging research and development.

Surveillance for Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries- United States, 2001 (9/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5307a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5307.pdf
Each year in the United States, an estimated one in six residents requires medical treatment for an injury, and an estimated one in 10 residents visits a hospital emergency department for treatment of a nonfatal injury. Overall, fatal and nonfatal injury rates were higher for males than females and disproportionately affected younger and older persons. Includes tables and figures on leading causes of fatal/non-fatal injury by sex and age; nonfatal injuries by primary body part affected, primary diagnosis, local, age and sex; case fatality rates by sex; fatal and nonfatal injury rates by sex; and number and percentage of fatal and nonfatal injuries by sex.

Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Hospital Discharges
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5204a1.htm
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/ss/ss5204.pdf
Previous studies indicate that each year in the United States, approximately 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Of those injured, approximately one quarter million are hospitalized. Approximately one third of adults hospitalized with TBI still need help with daily activities 1 year after their discharge. This report summarizes surveillance data for TBI in the United States for January-December 1997. The overall age-adjusted TBI-related live hospital discharge rate was 69.7/100,000 population. The age-adjusted rate for males was approximately twice as high as for females (91.9 versus 47.7/100,000 respectively). For both sexes, the rates were highest among those aged 15-19 years and >65 years. Motor-vehicle crashes, falls, and assaults were the leading causes of injury for TBI-related discharges (27.9, 22.5, and 7.3/100,000 respectively). TBI-related discharge rates for falls were highest among those aged >65 years (82.3/100,000). An estimated 46% of injured motor-vehicle occupants, 53% of motorcyclists, and 41% of pedal cyclists reportedly were not using personal protective equipment (e.g., seat belts or helmets) at the time of their TBI. With regard to outcome assessed before discharge from the hospital, approximately 17% of persons hospitalized with TBI had moderate to severe disability.

Public Health and Aging: Nonfatal Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults - California, 1996-1999
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5213a3.htm
PDF (p. 276)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5213.pdf
California hospital discharge data were collected and analyzed to describe fall-related traumatic brain injury (TBI). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which support previous findings that persons aged >65 years are at risk for hospitalization for a fall and that same-level falls are far more common among persons aged >65 years than falls from a higher level (e.g., a ladder, chair, or stair). For this report, cases were limited to first admissions. Overall, males were hospitalized more frequently (59%) than females. Although 70% of hospitalizations among those aged <65 years were among males, females accounted for 56% of hospitalizations among those aged >65 years. Defining the circumstances of fall injuries and recognizing the type of fall leading to TBI hospitalizations among older persons can help health-care providers conduct risk assessment and management of falls in this population.

Nonfatal Sports- and Recreation-Related Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments - United States, July 2000-June 2001
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5133a2.htm
PDF (p. 736)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5133.pdf
CDC analyzed data to characterize sports- and recreation-related injuries among the U.S. population. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicate that during July 2000–June 2001 an estimated 4.3 million nonfatal sports- and recreation related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments (EDs), comprising 16% of all unintentional injury-related ED visits. For females aged 10-19 years, basketball-related injuries ranked highest. Exercise (e.g., weight lifting, aerobics, stretching, walking, jogging, and running) was the leading injury-related activity for women aged >20 years and ranked among the top four types of injuries for men aged >20 years. Among all ages, rates were higher for males than for females. The percentage of all unintentional injury-related ED visits that were sports- and recreation-related was highest for persons aged 10-14 years (51.5% for boys, 38.0% for girls), and lowest for persons aged >45 years (6.4% for men, 3.1% for women). Rates were highest among persons aged 10-14 years (75.4 for boys, 36.3 for girls), and lowest among persons aged 0-4 years (11.1 for boys, 6.8 for girls) and persons aged >45 years (4.3 for men, 2.2 for women). Each year in the United States, an estimated 30 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports, and approximately 150 million adults participate in some type of nonwork-related physical activity.

Falls among Older Americans: CDC Prevention Efforts- A Testimony of David W. Fleming Before the Subcommittee on Aging Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, June 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/washington/testimony/aging.htm
Data show that falls are the leading cause of injury death among people 65 years and older. Of all fall-related injuries, hip fractures not only cause the greatest number of injury deaths, but they also lead to the most severe health problems and reduced quality of life. Women sustain 75-80% of all hip fractures and the rate increases sharply from age 65 to 85. One out of three women will have a hip fracture by age 90. In 1999, there were over 300,000 hospital admissions for hip fractures, 77% were women.

Injury Research Agenda
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/research_agenda/agenda.htm
A blueprint to prevent injuries and their resulting disabilities, deaths, and costs, CDC's Injury Research Agenda identifies CDC’s highest priorities for each area—those research issues that CDC must address to fulfill its public health responsibilities.

Nonfatal Physical Assault-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments-United States, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5121a3.htm
PDF (p. 460)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5121.pdf
This report summarizes data, which indicate that approximately 1.6 million persons were treated in U.S. emergency departments (ED) during 2000 for nonfatal physical (i.e., nonsexual) assault-related injuries. Such injuries occurred disproportionately among males, adolescents, and young adults, particularly among black males. Although sexual assaults accounted for a small proportion (females: 8%, males: 1%) of all assault-related injuries, the rate of ED visits for sexual assault-related injuries was five times higher for females (38.2 per 100,000 population) than for males (7.6). The physical assault rate was approximately 77% higher for males than for females. Males and females aged 20-24 years had the highest injury rates per 100,000 persons (1,848 and 1,122, respectively) among all age groups. Although males had higher rates of being struck or injured with a sharp instrument than females, the rate of being bitten was comparable for males and females. Although men were far more likely to be assaulted or killed than women, the ratio of nonfatal injuries to homicides was higher for females (144:1) than for males (78:1).

Nonfatal Self-Inflicted Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments - United States, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5120a3.htm
PDF (p. 436)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5120.pdf
Telebriefing
http://www.cdc.gov/media/transcripts/t020523.htm
This report provides national, annualized, weighted estimates of nonfatal self-inflicted injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments (EDs). Overall, self-inflicted injury rates were highest among adolescents and young adults, particularly females. Most (90%) self-inflicted injuries were the result of poisoning or being cut/pierced with a sharp instrument, and 60% were probable suicide attempts. During 2000, an estimated 264,108 persons were treated in EDs for nonfatal self-inflicted injuries (rate: 95.9 per 100,000 population); the rate for females (107.7) was higher than that for males (83.6). The causes of self-inflicted injuries were similar for males and females, although the proportion attributed to poisoning was higher for females (72%) than for males (55%). By age, rates were highest among adolescents aged 15-19 years and young adults aged 20-24 years (259.0 and 236.6, respectively), with the highest rate occurring among females aged 15-19 years (322.7). By race/ethnicity, rates were highest among white, non-Hispanic males (71.8) and females (93.9). The findings in this report highlight the magnitude of nonfatal self-inflicted injuries in the United States and their disproportionate impact on females and young persons.

Injury Maps
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/
Injury Maps, CDC's new interactive mapping system, helps you identify and communicate the impact of injury deaths in your county, state, region, or the entire United States. The system provides the geographic distribution of injury-related mortality rates in the U.S. and allows you to use the mortality rates to form maps. You can create and print county-level and state-level maps of age-adjusted injury mortality rates for the entire U.S. and for individual states.

The Houston Case-Control Study of Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempts (Press Release)
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/r020403.htm
Supplement
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/suicide_supplement/suicidesupplement.htm
Suicide claims more than 30,000 Americans each year. In 1999, suicide was the sixth leading cause of death for females 10-14 years of age and the fourth leading cause of death for females 15-34 years of age. The research described in this supplement presents compelling evidence of the need to adopt a public health approach to address the problem of suicide among adolescents and young adults. Findings from the studies illustrate that the historically narrow focus of suicide research on mental illness and depression may cause us to miss other potential contributors. The findings are published in a special supplement to the spring edition of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (SLTB). SLTB is the official Journal of the American Association of Suicidology.

Emergency Medical System Responses to Suicide-Related Calls-Maine, November 1999-October 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5103a3.htm
PDF (page 56)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5103.pdf
This report describes Emergency Medical Service (EMS) suicide-related responses during November 1999-October 2000 and indicates that EMS data would be a useful component of an integrated statewide suicidal behavior surveillance system. Female rates of suicide-related EMS calls were highest among those aged 15-19 years (206.2), but were generally high among females aged 20-44 years. Male rates of suicide-related EMS calls were highest among those aged 20-24 years (170.3) and high among those aged 15-19 and 25-34 years. Age-specific rates were statistically similar for females aged 20-34 years and >55 years and for males aged 25-54 years.

Injury Fact Book 2001-2002
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/
PDF
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/fact_book/intro919.pdf
Injuries are a leading cause of death for Americans of all ages. This fact book provides a comprehensive look at the injury problem in America and efforts underway to reduce it. The Injury Fact Book 2001-2002 offers a wealth of injury data and descriptions of CDC research and prevention programs for a full spectrum of injuries-from those related to alcohol use to those resulting from intimate partner, sexual, and youth violence. View online or order a free copy by calling 770-488-1506.

Injuries from Violent Crime, 1992-98 (BJS website)
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ivc98.htm (Non-CDC site)
This report presents data from the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, examining injuries as a result of violent victimizations. This report was a joint effort of the CDC and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice. It describes the nature and severity of injuries caused by rape, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault, comparing victims' injuries by characteristics of the victim and offender including relationship, age, sex, and race/ethnicity. The report also compares the likelihood of an injury from a violent crime by characteristics of the incident such as time of day, location, victim's activity, and the presence of weapons. The percentages of victims informing police and receiving medical care are also examined by severity of injury.