Biomaterial Database

Fatal injuries in adolescents. 2000

G McIntosh, and M Moreno

University of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Science Center H6/4, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792-4116, USA. gkmcinto@facstaff.wisc.edu

Injuries are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among adolescents. Adolescents routinely experiment with high-risk behaviors, increasing their risk of injury. Major modes of injury in adolescents include motor vehicle collisions, drowning, suicide and homicide. This article reviews the risk factors for fatal injuries in adolescents and discusses current prevention strategies. Previous research identifies many risk factors associated with adolescent injuries. Practitioners can help prevent teen injuries by screening all adolescent patients and identifying those at high risk of injury. Patients at high risk need preventive counseling and evaluation for possible referral to other services. Current strategies are useful in preventing many injuries; however, further research is needed to evaluate these strategies and to design new prevention programs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004332	Drowning	Death that occurs as a result of anoxia or heart arrest, associated with immersion in liquid.	Drownings
D006708	Homicide	The killing of one person by another.	Murder,Killing,Wrongful Death,Death, Wrongful,Deaths, Wrongful,Homicides,Killings,Murders,Wrongful Deaths
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000063	Accidents, Traffic	Accidents on streets, roads, and highways involving drivers, passengers, pedestrians, or vehicles. Traffic accidents refer to AUTOMOBILES (passenger cars, buses, and trucks), BICYCLING, and MOTORCYCLES but not OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RAILROADS nor snowmobiles.	Traffic Collisions,Traffic Crashes,Traffic Accidents,Accident, Traffic,Collision, Traffic,Collisions, Traffic,Crashes, Traffic,Traffic Accident,Traffic Collision
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D013405	Suicide	The act of killing oneself.	Suicides
D014922	Wisconsin	State bounded on the north by Lake Superior and Michigan, on the east by Lake Michigan, on the south by Illinois and Iowa, and on the west by Minnesota and Iowa.