PHA-Exch> World report on child injury prevention

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
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 *World report on child injury prevention*

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*World Health Organization 2008 - Joint WHO / UNICEF Report*

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Available online as PDF file [232p.] at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241563574_eng.pdf



"…..Every day more than 2000 children and teenagers die from an injury which
could have been prevented. This joint WHO / UNICEF report is a plea to keep
kids safe by promoting evidence-based injury prevention interventions and
sustained investment by all sectors. The report presents the current
knowledge about the five most important causes of unintentional injury –
road traffic injuries, drowning, burns, falls and poisoning – and makes
seven recommendations for action…"



Edited by Margie Peden, Kayode Oyegbite, Joan Ozanne-Smith, Adnan A Hyder,
Christine Branche, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Frederick Rivara and Kidist
 Bartolomeos



*Content*

*Introduction*

Chapter 1. Child injuries in context

Chapter 2. Road traffic injuries

Chapter 3. Drowning

Chapter 4. Burns

Chapter 5. Falls

Chapter 6. Poisonings

Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations

Statistical Annex
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