Accidental Death and Disability:
The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

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Accidental Death and Disability:
The Neglected Disease of Modern Society

Size: 39 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1966


Table of Contents

Front Matter i-ii
Preface 1-2
Contents 3-4
Introduction 5-7
The Magnitude of the Problem 8-9
Accident Prevention 10-11 (skim)
Emergency First Aid and Medical Care 12-22
The Development of Trauma Registries 23-23
Hospital Trauma Committees 24-24
Convalescence, Disability, and Rehabilitation 25-25
Medicolegal Problems 25-26
Autopsy of the Victim 27-27
Care of Casualties Under Conditions of Natural Disaster 28-29
Research in Trauma 30-34
Specific Recommendations 35-37
References 38

Keywords: report, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences,

External Resource Link: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9978#toc

Last Revision Date: 9/9/10 - 2:20 PM