Did you know that injuries are the leading cause of death for Utahns ages 1-44? The next time you wonder about how to keep your family safe, the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) wants you to visit their new injury prevention website. The website features safety tips and data on a variety of topics including suicide, prescription drug overdoses, and sports concussions.
Injuries can have a dramatic impact on a person’s ability to lead an active, fulfilling life. Every day in Utah:
• 4 people die from injury or violence (1,829 deaths ⃰ );
• 31 are hospitalized due to injury or violence (12,280 hospitalizations⃰ ); and
• 444 are seen in an emergency department due to injury or violence (154,047 visits⃰ )
In 2012, the top five injury-related causes of death in Utah were suicides, poisonings, falls, motor vehicle traffic crashes, and unintentional suffocations. The rate of injury deaths in Utah increased significantly from 2010 to 2012 (65.3 per 100,000 and 72.3 per 100,000, respectively). Research shows that most injuries are predictable and preventable.
The new website, www.health.utah.gov/vipp, features 20 violence and injury topics that impact individuals across their lifetime. Stories and quotes from Utahns impacted by injuries and violence are also highlighted on the new website. The most recent data, prevention tips, and resources are provided for each topic, which include:
• Bicycle Safety
• Child Fatalities
• Child Maltreatment
• Child Passenger Safety
• Dating Violence
• Domestic Violence
• Falls
• Infant Sleep
• Motor Vehicle Crashes
• Pedestrian Safety
• Prescription Drug Overdoses
• Rape and Sexual Assault
• Sports Concussions
• Safe Kids Utah
• Student Injuries
• Suicide
• Teen Driving
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Violent Deaths
• Youth Suicide
The new injury prevention website is available at http://health.utah.gov/vipp.
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