https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2200169
"Injuries are the most common cause of death among children, adolescents, and
young adults between 1 and 24 years of age in the United States; indeed,
injuries are responsible for more deaths among children and adolescents than
all other causes combined. For more than 60 years, motor vehicle crashes were
the leading cause of injury-related death among young people. Beginning in
2017, however, firearm-related injuries took their place to become the most
common cause of death from injury (see graph). This change occurred because of
both the rising number of firearm-related deaths in this age group and the
nearly continuous reduction in deaths from motor vehicle crashes. The crossing
of these trend lines demonstrates how a concerted approach to injury prevention
can reduce injuries and deaths — and, conversely, how a public health problem
can be exacerbated in the absence of such attention."
Via Future Crunch May 16, 2022:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
