Injuries and violence in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : why they matter and what can be done / / Dinesh Sethi ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783929503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Denmark, : World Health Organization, c2006
• ISBN: 1-280-84174-5; 9786610841745
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (79 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SethiD (Dinesh)
• Disciplina: 362.1094
• Soggetti: Accidents - Europe; Violence - Europe
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Preliminaries""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Scale of the problem in the Region""; ""2. Unintentional injuries by cause""; ""3 . Unintentional injury and two vulnerable groups""; ""4. Unintentional injury by setting""; ""5 . Violence by type""; ""6 . Needs for future action: conclusions and recommendations""; ""References""; ""Annexes""
• Sommario/riassunto: Injuries lead to huge human, financial and other costs to society. In the WHO European Region, road traffic injuries, drowning, poisoning, falls, fires, self-inflicted injuries and interpersonal violence are estimated to kill over 2000 people, put 60 000 others in hospital and necessitate outpatient emergency treatment for 600 000 more every day. But the evidence shows that they can be predicted and prevented. This book provides detailed data on the harm to individuals and societies that is done by unintentional injuries and violence. Describing injuries by cause and setting and violence by ty