The leading cause of injury-related deaths in adolescents aged 14 to 19 is by:
a. drowning c. suicide
b. motor vehicle occupant injuries d. homicide
B
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A Incorrect. Adolescents are far less likely to drown than younger children.
B Correct. Adolescent inexperience driving and other risky behaviors take a heavy toll, as motor vehicle occupant injuries become the number one cause of unintentional injury deaths from age 14 to 19.
C Incorrect. Although suicide becomes more prevalent in this age grouping, it remains a smaller percentage cause for death.
D Incorrect. Although homicide becomes a larger percentage cause for injury-related deaths among this age group, it remains dramatically overshadowed by motor vehicle occupant injuries.
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