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Injury prevention is an attempt to prevent or reduce the severity of physical injuries caused by external mechanisms such as accidents before they occur. Injury prevention is a component of public health and safety and aims to improve people's health by preventing injury and improving quality of life. Among non-specialists, the term "accidental injury" is often used. However, "accidental" means that there are causes of accidental injuries in nature. Researchers use the term "unintentional injuries" to refer to injuries that are unavoidable but preventable. In the field of public health, efforts are made to prevent or reduce "intentional harm". For example, data from the US Centers for Disease Control show that unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death from childhood to adulthood. Over the years, unintentional injuries cause more deaths than the next nine causes of death.