Abstract
In this book the author examines motor vehicle, firearm, burn, chemical, and other injuries, assessing such factors as the sex and age of the victim, location and time of the incident, fatality rate, and economic cost. Utilizing an epidemiological model of human damage, he focuses on some of the characteristics of agents, vehicles, and hosts that affect the incidence and severity of injury. It reviews ten basic strategies of injury intervention and shows how logical and systematic analysis can be used to develop options for injury control.