National Accident Prevention Center: Hearings...88-1...April 9, 10, 19631963 - 143 pages |
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... percent of the total bed - days of hospitals in the United States at the present time are occupied due to accidents , whether they are fatal or nonfatal . The impressive thing is that this is larger than taking care of the deliveries of ...
... percent of the total bed - days of hospitals in the United States at the present time are occupied due to accidents , whether they are fatal or nonfatal . The impressive thing is that this is larger than taking care of the deliveries of ...
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... percent of their accidental deaths are caused by falls . I think that when you get into it , you will find that it is not as simple as it may seem . Is it the physiological development of the individual that causes him to fall , or does ...
... percent of their accidental deaths are caused by falls . I think that when you get into it , you will find that it is not as simple as it may seem . Is it the physiological development of the individual that causes him to fall , or does ...
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... percent ; falls cause about 20 percent ; fire and explosion cause about 7 percent ; drowning causes about 5 percent . Approximately 3 million man - years of life are lost each year because of accidental deaths . Nonfatal injuries About ...
... percent ; falls cause about 20 percent ; fire and explosion cause about 7 percent ; drowning causes about 5 percent . Approximately 3 million man - years of life are lost each year because of accidental deaths . Nonfatal injuries About ...
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... percent of these deaths were from one of the four leading types of accidents : Motor - vehicle accidents caused more than 40 percent ( 37,910 deaths ) ; falls caused more than 20 percent ( 18,774 deaths ) ; fire and explosion caused ...
... percent of these deaths were from one of the four leading types of accidents : Motor - vehicle accidents caused more than 40 percent ( 37,910 deaths ) ; falls caused more than 20 percent ( 18,774 deaths ) ; fire and explosion caused ...
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... percent of these children are injured in and about the home . ( Based on 2 survey years , July 1957 - June 1959. ) One child in every ten hospitalized , is there because of an injury . More than 200,000 children have impairments caused ...
... percent of these children are injured in and about the home . ( Based on 2 survey years , July 1957 - June 1959. ) One child in every ten hospitalized , is there because of an injury . More than 200,000 children have impairments caused ...
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Page 6 - The Surgeon General shall conduct in the Service, and encourage, cooperate with, and render assistance to other appropriate public authorities, scientific institutions, and scientists in the conduct of, and promote the coordination of, research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relating to the causes, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of physical and mental diseases and impairments of man, including water purification, sewage treatment, and pollution of lakes and...
Page 6 - Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of mineral substances with a view to improving health conditions, and increasing safety, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries...
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Page 3 - Federal departments and agencies and with respect to criteria, standards, and procedures designed to eliminate work hazards and health risks and to prevent injuries and accidents in Federal employment.