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Adult Injury Prevention

The leading cause of unintentional injuries among adults and older adults is falls. Falls are of particular concern for older adults, as the rate of fall-related hospitalization increases with age. More seniors receive acute medical care for a fall than due to all other mechanisms of injury combined.

Other leading causes of unintentional injury include: being struck by or caught between an object/person, events related to the natural environment, being cut or pierced, suffocation, transportation events, and unintentional poisoning.

The home, the workplace, and in transit are all common settings for injuries to occur.

 

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Call us: +1 984-974-2430
Email: tarheeltrauma@unchealth.unc.edu

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Fri 24

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)

March 23 @ 8:00 am - March 24 @ 6:00 pm
Durham NC
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May 04

34th Annual May Day Trauma Conference

May 4 - May 5
Chapel Hill NC
United States

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