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Injury is a serious public health problem because of its potential impact on the health and well-being of all people. See the current priorities of the CDC Injury Center.
In the News: Unintentional Poisoning
Unintentional poisoning is second only to motor vehicle crashes as a leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The poisoning death rate has been rising in recent years, and children, adolescents, and adults are all affected.
Articles and Fact Sheets
- Poisoning in the United States
- Poison Prevention Tips
- Protect the Ones You Love from Poisonings
- Medicine Safety: Who's at Risk and What You Can Do
- Cold and Cough Medicines: Information for Parents
- Poisoning and Methadone-related Deaths
- Unintentional Poisoning—Selected Articles
Podcasts
- Protecting Yourself and Your Family Against Poisonings
- Unintentional Poisoning Deaths
- Cough and Cold Medications for Children (English)
- Cough and Cold Medications for Children (Spanish)
Members of the News Media
For more information call CDC Injury Center Media Relations at 770-488-4902.
General Public
Inquiries from the general public are handled by CDC-INFO at 800-CDC-INFO or 800-232-4636.
Selected Studies
CDC Injury Research Agenda
March 5, 2009
CDC Injury Research Agenda
[Report] [Media Advisory]
Home & Recreational Safety
Choking Game
February 15, 2008
Unintentional Strangulation Deaths from the “Choking Game” Among Youths Aged 6-19 Years, United States, 1995-2007
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Telebriefing Transcript] [Podcast] [Additional Information]
Falls (Older Adult)
June 29, 2009
Unintentional Fall Injuries Associated with Walkers and Canes in Older Adults Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments
[Study*] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
March 7, 2008
Self-Reported Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Persons Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2006
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Podcast] [Additional Information]
November 17, 2006
Fatalities and Injuries from Falls Among Older Adults, United States, 1993-2003 and 2001-2005
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Falls (Other)
December 10, 2004
Fall-Related Injuries During the Holiday Season, United States, 2000-2003
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
Unintentional Injuries
Dec 10, 2008
CDC Childhood Injury Report: Patterns of Unintentional Injuries among 0-19 Year olds in the United States, 2000 – 2006
[Study] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Unintentional Poisoning
December 14, 2007
Increases in Age-Group-Specific Injury Mortality, United States, 1999-2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
February 9, 2007
Unintentional Poisoning Deaths, United States, 1999-2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
December 12, 2006
Opioid Analgesics and Rates of Fatal Drug Poisoning in the United States
(American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 31(6), 506-511)
[Article Abstract] [Additional Information]
July 24, 2006
Increasing Deaths from Opioid Analgesics in the United States
(Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 15(9), 618-627)
[Article Abstract] [Additional Information]
January 13, 2006
Nonfatal, Unintentional Medication Exposures Among Young Children, United States, 2001-2003
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
Water-Related Injuries
June 4, 2004
Nonfatal and Fatal Drownings in Recreational Water Settings, United States, 2001-2002
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Injury Response
Acute Care
May 20, 2009
Advanced Automatic Collison Notification and Triage of the Injuried Patient
[Report*] [News Release] [Media Advisory] [Telebriefing Transcript] [Telebriefing Audio]
January 23, 2009
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage
[MMWR Recommendations and Reports] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Motor Vehicle Safety
June 9, 2006
Nonfatal Injuries and Restraint Use Among Child Passengers, United States, 2004
June 9, 2006
Nonfatal Injuries from Off-Road Motorcycle Riding Among Children and Teens, United States, 2001-2004
February 18, 2005
Nonfatal Motor Vehicle-Related Backover Injuries Among Children, United States, 2001-2003
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
December 3, 2004
Trends in Motorcycle Fatalities Associated with Alcohol-Impaired Driving, United States, 1983-2003
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
August 5, 2004
Nonfatal Motor-Vehicle Animal Crash-Related Injuries, United States, 2001-2002
April 2, 2004
Impact of Primary Laws on Adult Use of Safety Belts, United States, 2002
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
February 6, 2004
Child Passenger Deaths Involving Drinking Drivers, United States, 1997-2002
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion)
July 27, 2007
Nonfatal Traumatic Brain Injuries from Sports and Recreation Activities, United States, 2001-2005
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release]
March 3, 2006
Incidence Rates of Hospitalization Related to Traumatic Brain Injury, 12 States, 2002
March 2, 2007
Rates of Hospitalization Related to Traumatic Brain Injury, Nine States, 2003
Violence Prevention
Child Maltreatment
June 3, 2009
Creating a Healthier Future Through Early Interventions for Children
[Abstract*]
June 3, 2009
Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and the Childhood Roots of Health Disparities: Building a New Framework for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
[Abstract*]
January 26, 2009
Population-Based Prevention of Child Maltreatment: The U.S. Triple P System Population Trial
(Prevention Science)
[PDF Article*] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
April 4, 2008
Nonfatal Maltreatment of Infants, United States, October 2005-September 2006
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Telebriefing Transcript] [Additional Information]
Electronic Aggression
December 2007
Electronic Media, Violence, and Adolescents: An Emerging Public Health Problem
(Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, S1-S5)
[PDF Article] [Podcast] [Additional Information]
Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Violence)
June 6, 2009
Sexual violence and its health consequences for female children in Swaziland: a cluster survey study
[Abstract*]
February 8, 2008
Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence, United States, 2005
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
National Violent Death Reporting System
March 20, 2009
Surveillance for Violent Deaths, National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2006
[MMWR Surveillance Summary] [Additional Information]
April 11, 2008
Surveillance for Violent Deaths, National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2005
[MMWR Surveillance Summary] [Additional Information]
July 7, 2006
Homicides and Suicides, National Violent Death Reporting System, United States, 2003-2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
April 22, 2005
Homicide and Suicide Rates, National Violent Death Reporting System, Six States, 2003
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
School Violence
January 18, 2008
School-Associated Student Homicides, United States, 1992-2006
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Telebriefing Transcript] [Podcast] [Additional Information]
Suicide (General)
November 24, 2006
Toxicology Testing and Results for Suicide Victims, 13 States, 2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Additional Information]
Suicide (Middle Age)
December 14, 2007
Increases in Age-Group-Specific Injury Mortality, United States, 1999-2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Suicide (Youth)
September 7, 2007
Suicide Trends Among Youths and Young Adults Aged 10-24 Years, United States, 1990-2004
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Telebriefing Transcript] [Additional Information]
June 11, 2004
Methods of Suicide Among Persons Aged 10-19 Years, United States, 1992-2001
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
June 11, 2004
School-Associated Suicides, United States, 1994-1999
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
Youth Violence
June 11, 2004
Suicide Attempts and Physical Fighting Among High School Students, United States, 2001
[MMWR Article] [MMWR Summary] [Press Release] [Additional Information]
General
March 28, 2008
Strategies to Improve External Cause-of-Injury Coding in State-Based Hospital Discharge and Emergency Department Data Systems
[MMWR Recommendations and Reports]
September 28, 2007
Nonfatal Self-Inflicted Injuries Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older, United States, 2005
May 18, 2007
Fatal Injuries Among Children by Race and Ethnicity, United States, 1999-2002
Resources for Media
- WISQARS
Injury and violence data and statistics. Customize mortality data and nonfatal injury data. Statistics from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). - CDC Media Relations
Visit the CDC Online Newsroom for formatted articles, image library, and more. - Reporting on Suicide*
Recommendations on reporting on suicide from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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