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April 2006, Vol 96, No. 4 | American Journal of Public Health 631-633
© 2006 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.057315

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Public Health Lessons Learned From Analysis of New York City Subway Injuries

Amber A. Guth, MD, Andrea O’Neill, RN, H. Leon Pachter, MD and Thomas Diflo, MD

Amber A. Guth, Andrea O’Neill, H.L. Pachter, and Thomas Diflo are with the Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Amber A. Guth, 160 East 34th St, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10016 (e-mail: amber.guth{at}med.nyu.edu).

Serious subway injuries are devastating to their young victims and have high rates of mortality and amputation. We identified the urban population at greatest risk for subway injuries and investigated the influence of local economies on injury rates. We propose using changes in social conditions as a "trigger" for increased vigilance and protective measures at times of higher risk.






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