Injury Prevention

For this report, deaths, hospitalizations and emergency department visits of New Mexico residents that occurred in 2010-2012 were analyzed by all injuries and the following; Causes: motor vehicle, poisoning, firearm, fall, drowning, fire; Violence-related: suicide and suicide attempt, homicide and assault injuries; and Injury diagnoses: hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries.

The 2014 Child Fatality Review Annual Report summarizes and analyzes information about circumstances surrounding the deaths of New Mexico residents < 18 years whose deaths from 2011 through 2013 were reviewed. It also presents recommendations from the comprehensive and confidential reviews of certain child deaths resulting from injury by a multi-disciplinary group of professionals.