Injury and Violence
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Recent News
Safety Pays. Falls Cost
Falls are the number one cause of construction worker fatalities, accounting for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry. Falls are preventable. A new national campaign focuses on efforts to prevent falls in construction.
Learn to Prevent & Recognize Concussions
CDC's youth sports tool kit teaches coaches, athletes, and parents to play it safe when it comes to concussions.
General Information
Fireworks-Related Injuries
In 2003, males sustained about 72% of all fireworks-related injuries. Injuries
from fireworks most often affect the hands and fingers, eyes, and head
and face. Most of these injuries occur in homes, especially July
4th and New Year's Eve.
Heads Up!
Concussions in Youth Sports
Heads Up!
Play it Safe When it Comes to Concussions Podcast
CDC’s new youth sports tool kit teaches how to play it safe when
it comes to concussions. A concussion is a brain injury caused by a
bump or blow to the head that can change the way your brain normally
works. Even what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be
serious. As many as 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions
are estimated to occur in the United States each year.
Increase
in Fatal Poisonings Involving Opioid Analgesics in the United States,
1999-2006
Males had higher age-adjusted poisoning death rates involving opioid
analgesics than females throughout the period. In 2006, the rate for
males was about 75 percent higher than for females.
Injury Fact Sheets
Males are at higher risk than females for motor vehicle crashes, falls,
drowning, and homicide. Compared with women, men are twice as likely
to sustain a traumatic brain injury and four times as likely to sustain
a spinal cord injury. Learn more about injuries.
Intimate
Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention
Nearly 5.3 million incidents of IPV occur each year among U.S. women
ages 18 and older, and 3.2 million occur among men.
Leptospirosis Risk in Outdoor Activities
People who enjoy outdoor activities such as freshwater kayaking, rafting, canoeing or swimming may be at risk for leptospirosis. Learn how to help prevent infection and stay safe outdoors.
Motor
Vehicle-Related Death Rates- United States, 1999-2005
This report determined that, during 1999-2005, although annual age-adjusted
motor vehicle-related death rates overall were nearly unchanged (range:
15.2-15.7 per 100,000 population), substantial differences were observed
by state, U.S. Census region, sex, race, and age group. During 1999-2005,
the average annual death rate for males in the United States was more
than twice the rate for females.
Motor Vehicle
Safety
Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes
and nonfatally injure someone every two minutes. Male drivers involved
in fatal motor vehicle crashes are almost twice as likely as female
drivers to be intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC)
of 0.08% or greater.
Sexual
Violence Prevention
Sexual violence is a serious problem that affects millions of people
every year. Women are more likely to be victims of sexual violence
than men: 78% of the victims of rape and sexual assault are women and
22% are men.
Surveillance for Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Deaths - United States, 1997-2007
During 1997-2007, an annual average of 53,014 deaths among U.S. residents were associated with TBIs. The rate of TBI deaths was three times higher among males (28.8 per 100,000 population) than among females (9.1).
Tool
Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches
Concussions can happen to any athlete- male or female- in any sport.
Concussions are a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI), caused by a
blow or jolt to the head, that can range from mild to severe and can
disrupt the way the brain normally works. Coaches, athletic directors,
and trainers play a key role in helping to prevent concussion and in
managing it properly if it occurs.
Water-Related
Injuries
In 2005, males were four times more likely than females to die from
unintentional drownings in the United States.
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