Department of Public Health : Injury in Colorado

Title: Department of Public Health : Injury in Colorado Category: Colorado Clicks: 0 Listing added: May 31, 2009

Injuries affect everyone regardless of age, gender, race, or economic status. In Colorado, injuries are the third leading cause of death, with about 2,800 injury deaths occurring each year. Although injury deaths are significant, they are only the “tip of the iceberg.” Each year, more than 28,000 Coloradans are hospitalized for injuries and thousands more are treated in emergency departments and physicians’ offices. It is estimated that nearly one in eight Coloradans seeks medical treatment for an acute injury each year. For many individuals, the injury causes temporary pain and inconvenience, but for some, the injury can lead to chronic pain, disability, and a change in lifestyle. An injury affects more than the individual – families, employers, communities, and society at large are also profoundly influenced by the impact of injury.

Injury in Colorado, released in August 2005, is a comprehensive review of the causes of injury death and hospitalization in Colorado. It contains injury information on motor vehicle and other transportation injuries, falls, poisoning, fire and burns, drowning, other unintentional injuries, suicide, and homicide. The report tracks trends from 1980 to 2000 and points out where Colorado stands when compared to the nation as a whole. It also contains county-specific information for each Colorado county.

Each of the chapters is available individually by using the links below.

* Introduction
* Overview of injury in Colorado
* Motor vehicle traffic
* Other transportation
* Falls
* Unintentional poisoning
* Fire and burn-related injury
* Drowning and submersion
* Other unintentional injury
* Suicide
* Homicide and assault
* Injury death data tables
* Injury hospitalization data tables
* Traumatic brain injury data tables
* Technical notes
* Definition of geographic regions
* International classification of disease codes

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