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Theodore C. Doege, MD, MS

JAMA. 1986;255(10):1334.

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Seventeen years ago the National Academy of Sciences focused attention on "accidental death and disability,"¹ a "neglected disease" that received little attention from society except, perhaps, for an occasional catastrophe or spectacular incident. Has there been any progress with the problem? Is there a better understanding of why and how disabling injuries occur?

Death rates in the United States involving all major categories of unintentional injuries have fallen steadily since World War II. Fatal crashes on highways constitute the most important component. In terms of deaths per 10,000 registered vehicles, there has been a steady decline since the mid-1930s.^2,3 In 1982 there were 46,300 deaths in vehicle-related crashes, the lowest number since 1963; in 1982 the US population was 24% greater than in 1963. Thus, it is apparent there has been progress.

A landmark report of the US Surgeon General, Healthy People, in 1979 called for progress . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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American Medical Association Chicago

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