Climate Change and Preventable Injuries

The World Health Organization estimates that injuries and violence resulting from trauma related to motor vehicular collisions, falls, drowning, extreme heat and cold exposure, overdose, suicide, and assault comprise nearly 8% of deaths worldwide, affecting approximately 4.5 million people annually....

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2024-10, Vol.332 (13), p.1101-1102
Hauptverfasser:	Chekuri, Bhargavi, O’Connor, Terry, Lemery, Jay
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Climate Change Disaster Planning - organization & administration Drowning Ecological Parameter Monitoring Extreme heat Extreme values Humans Injuries Injury prevention Natural Disasters - mortality Overdose Risk Factors Suicide Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology Wounds and Injuries - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:	The World Health Organization estimates that injuries and violence resulting from trauma related to motor vehicular collisions, falls, drowning, extreme heat and cold exposure, overdose, suicide, and assault comprise nearly 8% of deaths worldwide, affecting approximately 4.5 million people annually. New research suggests that climate change is associated with increased rates of preventable injury.
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.2024.13818