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-as of [2 MARCH 2024]–
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*damage to the body caused by ‘external force’*
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(this may be caused by…)
‘accidents’
‘falls’
‘hits’
‘weapons’
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…and…
…so…
…it goes…
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(‘major trauma’ is ‘injury’ that has the potential to cause ‘prolonged disability’ or ‘death’)
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(in ‘2013’, 4.8 million people died from ‘injuries’)
(up from ‘4.3 million’ in ‘1990’)
(more than 30% of these deaths were transport-related injuries)
(in 2013, 367,000 children under the age of 5 died from injuries, down from 766,000 in 1990)
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(injuries are the cause of 9% of all ‘deaths’)
(how do we know?)
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(‘injuries’ are the 6th-leading cause of ‘death’ in the world)
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*SKETCHES*
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