WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP
WV Injury Prevention Logo

Fatal Injury In West Virginia

This report was prepared for the West Virginia Injury Prevention Coalition, by The Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University. The preparation of the report was funded by a grant from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention administered by the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health.

All files are in PDF (Portable Document Format). You must have " Adobe Reader" installed on your machine to review the report.

 

Full Report Chapters Sub Chapters
Fatal Injury in West Virginia
(956K)
Cover and Credits and Contents (156K)  
Acknowledgements (65K)  
Executive Summary (62K)  
Introduction (67K)  
The Burden of Injury (128K)  
Overview of Fatal Injuries in West Virginia (336K)  
Unintentional Fatal Injuries (363K) Motor Vehicle-related Deaths (226K)
Fall-related Deaths (233K)
Intentional Deaths (330K) Homocide (232K)
Suicide (194k)
Work-related Deaths (129K)  
Closing Comments ( 64K)  

Appendices (112K)

A - Agenices Collecting WV-specific Injury-related Data (58K)
B - Publications of Interest (89K)
C - National Injury Control Organizations and Data Sources (60K)
D - Internet Resources (78K)

WEB posting: 7/29/02