National Trauma Awareness

This is taken from internal email at work.
Its National Trauma Awareness Month

National Trauma Awareness Month celebrates its 27th anniversary with the campaign slogan, “3D

Trauma Prevention” and a focus on contributors to motor vehicle crashes: Drugs/Drinking,

Distraction and Drowsiness. This is an all too familiar list that makes driving in the United States a

risky endeavor.  Here are some important statistics:

• In 2013, the US saw over 32,000 fatalities and over 2.3 million injuries from motor vehicle

crashes.  Of those, 31% involved an alcohol-impaired driver and 18% involved a distracted driver.  

• 2.5 million Americans went to the emergency department (ED)—and nearly 200,000 were

then hospitalized.

• Crash injuries in 2012 totaled $18 billion in lifetime medical costs. More than 75% of

costs occur during the first 18 months following the crash injury.

By reducing and ending these causes of injuries, we are helping people live longer and healthier lives.