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, 86 155 Animal research on biomechanics of in juries, 55 Asphyxiation, death rate from, 22, 23 (Table) Assaultive in jur yes, 21 prevention of, 44, 143 Assessment of injuries, prior to hospi tal ization, 66-67 Athletics, in jur ies associated with, see Sports injuries Automatic protection strategies, in prevention of injuries, 7, 37, 40-41 Automobile injuries, see Mbtor-vehicle injuries B Behavioral factors in epidemiology of injuries, 26-28, 101 in prevention of injuries, 7-8, 37, 38-39, 103 (Table)
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Burns, 86-88 collection of data on, 34 and knob arrangements on stoves, 28 pain after, 88 prevention of, 44 psyabosocial aspects of, 88 rehabilitation in, 11, 12, 81, 83, 87-88 research needed on, 87, 146 treatment of, 79 (Table) , 146 yearly number of, 86-87 C Cellular changes from in juries, 70 Center for Injury Control, 3, 15-17, 116-118, 148 Or iter ia for organization of, 110-111 functions of, IS, is, 111-112, 116, 148 funding of, 16-17, 116-117 organizational structure of, 15-17, 117-118, 148 possible alternative locations for, 112-115 Centers for Disease Control, 15-17, 115, 116-117, 148 Cervical spine injury, biomechanical research on, 54 Chent injuries lung damage in, 72, 77 (Table)
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rehabilitation in, 80-98; see also Rehabilitation reporting of, 13 short-term, 19-20 Drowning death rate from, 18, 19 epidemiologic cats needed on, 35-36 prevention of, 35, 43 Drug use , and risk for injuries, 27-28 Dummies, anthropomorphic, in biomechanical research, 10, 55, 56, 61, 64 E Education and training of injury control researchers, 147-148 in prevention of injuries, 8, 35, 37, 38-39, 46, 89 Elderly persons, injuries of, 26 fatal, 19 prevention of, 8, 38 Emergency care of injuries in hospital emergency room, 67 prior to hospitalization, 65-67 research needed on, 145-146 second injury of spinal cord in, 88-89 Endocrine responses to injury management of, 68-69, 74 (Table) research needed on, 145 Energy exposure, injuries from, 21-22, 49, 50, 55 Environmental factors affecting mobility of handicapped, 96 (Table)
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, 108 (Figure) regional variations in, 26 Federal government administration of injury research in, 109-118; see also Administration of injury research expenditures for injury research of, 99-108; see also Funding of injury research Femur, biomechanical research on injuries on, 52, 53, 60 "Table)
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Inhalation injuries, fire-related, 87, 146 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 6, 26 Interdisciplinary approach to injury research, 62, 109 International Classification of Diseased codes, related to injuries, 31 J Jaywalking by elderly pedestrians, 8, 38 X Kidney injuries, treatment of, 72, 78 (Table) Laws And regulations, in prevention of injuries, 7, 8, 37, 38, 39-40, 46-47 Lung injuries from smoke inhalation, 87, 146 treatment of, 72, 77 (Table)
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, 63 rehabilitation in, 11, 12, 84-85 National Accident Soling System, 32, 100 National Bureau of Standards;, 114 National Center for Health Statistics, 31 National Electronic In jury Surveillance System, 32, 33, 100 National Highway Traf f in Safety Administration, 6, 26, 31-32, 100 National Institutes of Health, 5, 13, 113-114 National Transportation Safety Board, investigations funded by, 105 Neck injuries, biomechanical research on, 54, 58-59 (Table) , 62, 63 Nervous system injuries biomechanical research on, 9 of brain, see Brain in jur ies nerve regeneration in, 90 physical alterations and major problems in, 70-71 preservation of residual function in, 9D, 95 {Table)
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, 147 Prevention of injuries, 2, 7-8, 37-47 in alcohol use, 8, 38, 45 in assaults and homicides, 44, 143 automatic protection mechanisms in, 7, 37, 40-41 behavioral factors in, 7-8, 37, 38-39, 103 (Table) biom~chanical approach to, 50-~l Center for Injury Control in, 3, 15-~7, 116-118, 148 in childhood, 8, 38-39, 41 in drowning, 35, 43 education and training in, 8, 35, 37, 38-39, 46, 89 effectiveness of strategies in, 143 environmental factors in, 40-41, 103 (Table)
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number of persons requiring, 82 recommendations on, 12-13, 92-93 in regional specialized centers, 81, 82, 97 (Table) research issues concerning, 12-13, 81-82, 84098, 146-147 in skeletal injuries, 11, 12, 84-85, 86 in spinal cord injuries, 12, 81, 82, 83, 85, 88-89 Replantation, after traumatic 39, 40 amputation, 79 (Table)
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limitations of existing programs in, 30-33 on long-term effects of minor injuries, 34 on motor-vehicle accidents, 31-32, 33, 34 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System in, 32, 33, 100 recommendations on, 36, 140-141 uses of, 33~36 T Television influence on childhood injuries, 38 Tensile strain, 51, 52 Thermal injuries, see Burns Thoracic injuries, biomechanical research on, 59 {Table) , 61, 63 Thoracolumbar spine injuries, biomechanical research on, 59 (Table)
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, 146 with cellular changes that alter function, 70 characteristics of injuries requiring, 69-72 federal funding for research on, 104-105 historical, 24 hospital care in, 1, 5, 10, 67-69 infections complicating, 69, 74 (Table-) and loss of organ, 72 and neuroendocrine responses, 68-69, 74 (Table)
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