Injury Prevention

The 2013 Child Fatality Review Annual Report summarizes and analyzes information about circumstances surrounding the deaths of New Mexico residents < 18 years who died from 2010 through 2012. It also presents recommendations from the comprehensive and confidential reviews of certain child deaths resulting from injury by a multi-disciplinary group of professionals.

Traumatic Brain Injury is caused by a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts brain function. It can affect memory, judgment, sleep patterns, reflexes, speech, coordination, balance and behavior (personality changes, aggression, acting out).

Unintentional fall-related injuries are a serious public health problem, especially among adults 65 years of age and older. In New Mexico (NM) for 2012, unintentional fall-related injury was the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for all ages, behind poisoning and motor vehicle traffic injuries.