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Factors That Contribute to Injuries Among
High School-Aged Youth |
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The
most common behaviors that contribute to injuries among high
school aged children include (YRBSS 2003)[i]:
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Alcohol
consumption
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Riding in a
vehicle with a driver who has consumed alcohol
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Not wearing
a seatbelt every time while riding in a vehicle. Approximately
60% of motor vehicle occupant fatalities could be prevented with
appropriate and proper use of a lap/shoulder belt.[ii]
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Access to
and carrying a weapon.
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Bullying
behaviors, such as teasing, threatening, spreading rumors,
shunning or excluding, or physical violence.[iii]
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Engaging in
or threatening a physical fight
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[i]Trends in the prevalence of
behaviors that contribute to violence, National Youth Risk
Behavior Survey, 1991-2003, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[ii]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Benefits of
safety belts and motorcycle helmets: report to Congress,
February 1996. Washington, DC: US Department of
Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1996
[iii]
Nansel, TR, Overpeck M, Pilla RS, Ruan WJ, Simons-Morton B,
Scheidt P (2001). Bullying behaviors among US youth. JAMA,
285 (16), 2094-2100.
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