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Session: Unintentional Injuries and Poisonings
3129.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
Unintentional Injuries and Poisonings
This session will describe current research in the areas of unintentional injuries and poisonings.
Learning Objectives: To learn more about unintentional injuries and poisonings.
Moderator(s):Harold B. Weiss, MPH, PhD
10:30 AMDrug-related poisoning mortality: Recent trends in the US, Canada, and England and Wales
Lois Fingerhut, MA, Clare Griffiths, Kathryn Wilkins
10:45 AMStruck-by-Lightning Deaths in the United States  [ Recorded presentation ]
Nelson Adekoya, DrPH, Kurt Nolte, MD
11:00 AMEpidemiology of pedestrian fatalities among older adults in New Jersey: An analysis of demographic and spatial factors  [ Recorded presentation ]
Loretta A Kelly, MS, Katherine Hempstead, PhD
11:15 AMUnintentional poisoning deaths: A growing public health concern  [ Recorded presentation ]
Dawn S Hui, BM, Robert S Hoffman, MD, Nadine R. Levick, MD, MPH
11:30 AMRelationship between Socioeconomic Factors and Residential Fire Injuries
Mary McCoy, MPH
11:45 AMRisk factors for fatal and nonfatal poisoning injury in selected northeastern states  [ Recorded presentation ]
Latifa M. Boyce, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Endorsed by:Health Administration; Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA