Human Growth and Development / Unit 7 HGD 0911 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Injury and Prevention
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The idea
Unintentional injury is a leading cause of death and disability in childhood, and prevention has cut injury deaths in higher-income countries.
In practice
Seat belts, bicycle helmets, swimming lessons, life jackets and locked medicines.
Where people slip
Injuries fall hardest on lower-income countries. In the US, firearms were the leading cause of death at ages one to nineteen in twenty twenty-two.
Your place on the trail
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