The most common behaviors that contribute to injuries among high school aged children include (YRBSS 2003)[i]:

Alcohol consumption
Riding in a vehicle with a driver who has consumed alcohol
Not wearing a seatbelt every time while riding in a vehicle. Approximately 60% of motor vehicle occupant fatalities could be prevented with appropriate and proper use of a lap/shoulder belt.[ii]
Access to and carrying a weapon.
Bullying behaviors, such as teasing, threatening, spreading rumors, shunning or excluding, or physical violence.[iii]
Engaging in or threatening a physical fight

[i]Trends in the prevalence of behaviors that contribute to violence, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1991-2003, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[ii] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Benefits of safety belts and motorcycle helmets: report to Congress, February 1996. Washington, DC: US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1996
[iii] Nansel, TR, Overpeck M, Pilla RS, Ruan WJ, Simons-Morton B, Scheidt P (2001). Bullying behaviors among US youth. JAMA, 285 (16), 2094-2100.

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