Trends in Fatal Pediatric Injury

We studied youth injury fatality rates in America, the Northeast region of the US, andinthe state of Connecticut for the years 1990 and 2013 to evaluate the incidence of injury. All areas of injury showed a decrease in mortality rates with the exception of deaths by suffocation and poisoning. Ihe age group most affected by suffocation is infants younger than one year. Adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 years appear to be at increased risk for poisoning deaths. Injury surveillance provides important guidance for the implementation of community based programs to prevent injury.