scholarly journals Diversity of trends in occupational injury mortality in the United States, 1980-96

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Loomis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
The United States ◽  
Injury Mortality

Injuries and Occupational Safety

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn N. Castillo ◽  
Timothy J. Pizatella ◽  
Nancy A. Stout
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ionizing Radiation ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hierarchical Approach ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Injury Control

This chapter describes occupational injuries and their prevention. It describes in detail the causes of injuries and epidemiology of injuries. Occupational injuries are caused by acute exposure in the workplace to safety hazards, such as mechanical energy, electricity, chemicals, and ionizing radiation, or from the sudden lack of essential agents, such as oxygen or heat. This chapter describes the nature and the magnitude of occupational injuries in the United States. It provides data on risk of injuries in different occupations and industries. Finally, it discusses prevention of injuries, using a hierarchical approach to occupational injury control.

scholarly journals Injury mortality among children and teenagers in the United States, 1993.

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Fingerhut ◽  
J. L. Annest ◽  
S. P. Baker ◽  
K. D. Kochanek ◽  
E. McLoughlin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Injury Mortality

scholarly journals Disparities in Injury Mortality Between Uganda and the United States: Comparative Analysis of a Neglected Disease

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudha Jayaraman ◽  
Doruk Ozgediz ◽  
Justin Miyamoto ◽  
Nolan Caldwell ◽  
Michael S. Lipnick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neglected Disease ◽  
Injury Mortality
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