Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Epidemiology and Prevention -- Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2 Injuries in Relation to Other Health Problems -- Injuries as a Cause of Death -- Trends in Mortality from Injuries and Other Causes -- Societal Costs -- Physician Contacts -- Hospital Admissions -- Chapter 3 Overview of Injury Mortality -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 4 Unintentional Injury -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 5 Suicide -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 6 Homicide -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 7 Sports and Recreation -- Preventive Approaches -- Chapter 8 Aviation and Rail Transportation -- Aviation -- Characteristics of Crashes -- Age, Sex, and Race -- Geographic Factors -- Season, Day, and Time -- Time Trends and Preventive Measures -- Railroads -- Age, Sex, and Race -- Season -- Historical Trends and Preventive Measures -- Chapter 9 Occupational Injury -- Nonfatal Injury -- Age and Sex -- Per Capita Income and Race -- Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Occupation and Industry -- Historical Trends and Preventive Measures -- Chapter 10 Falls -- Place of Injury -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Historical Trends -- Preventive Measures -- Chapter 11 Firearms -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Season and Type of Weapon -- Historical Trends -- Preventive Measures.

Chapter 12 Fires, Burns, and Lightning -- Housefires -- Clothing Ignition -- Scalds and Other Burns -- Lightning -- Chapter 13 Drowning -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Temporal Variation -- Historical Trends -- Preventive Measures -- Chapter 14 Asphyxiation by Choking and Suffocation -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Season and Day of Week -- Historical Trends -- Preventive Measures -- Chapter 15 Poisoning -- Carbon Monoxide -- Opiates and Cocaine -- Other Drugs -- Alcohol -- Childhood Poisoning -- Chapter 16 Introduction to Motor Vehicle Crashes -- Age and Sex -- Race and Per Capita Income -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 17 Motor Vehicle Occupants -- Age and Sex -- Urban/Rural and Geographic Differences -- Season, Day, and Time -- Types of Crashes -- Vehicle Type and Size -- Type of Road and Speed Limit -- Alcohol -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 18 Large Trucks -- Freight Shipment -- Truck Driver Characteristics -- Vehicle Type and Size -- Circumstances of Crashes -- Radar Detectors -- Time of Day and Type of Road -- Geographic Distribution -- Time Trends -- Chapter 19 Pedestrians -- Age and Sex -- Urban/Rural, Income, and Geographic Differences -- Season and Time -- Alcohol -- Vehicle Factors -- Road Design and Speed Limit -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 20 Motorcyclists -- Age and Sex -- Geographic Differences and Helmet Laws -- Season, Day, and Time -- Types of Crashes and Vehicles -- Alcohol -- Historical Trends -- Chapter 21 Bicyclists -- Age and Sex -- Geographic Differences -- Season, Day, and Time -- Historical Trends -- Preventive Measures -- Chapter 22 Conclusion -- Gaps in Information -- Gaps in Prevention -- Appendix -- Index of Authors -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I.

J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.