More injuries cccur at home than elsewhere

More injuries occur at a person’s house than anywhere else, a new report from NCHS shows. Also, falls are still the leading cause of injury. Other information in the report includes the following:

• In 2007, there were an estimated 34.3 million injury episodes.
• In every year during 1997–2007, the age-adjusted rate of injury episodes among the U.S. population was higher for males than for females.
• In every year during 1997–2007, the age-adjusted rate of injury episodes among the U.S. population was higher for those who were non-Hispanic white than for those who were non-Hispanic black and Hispanic.

For more, please visit the NCHS website at www.cdc.gov/nchs.