Specifically, PM&R physicians: 1  Treat patients of all ages. 2  Focus treatment on function. 3  Have a broad medical expertise that allows them to treat disabling conditions throughout a personâs lifetime. 4  Diagnose and treat pain as a result of an injury, illness, or disabling condition. 5  Determine and lead a treatment/prevention plan.
The report adds that depression is the cause of numerous illnesses and disabilities which can both harm and kill teenagers. Self-harm caused by mental health issues is the third cause of death among teenagers, having taken the lives of over 120,000 teens in 2012.
I don't know if 1st year accident rate is available but overall teen accident rate is. Here is a copy. This is from the Insurance Information Association. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. 16 year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age. 16-year-olds are three times more likely to die in a motor vehicle crash than the average of all drivers. 3,490 drivers age 15-20 died in car crashes in 2006, up slightly from 2005. Drivers age 15-20 accounted for 12.9 percent of all the drivers involved in fatal crashes and 16 percent of all the drivers involved in police-reported crashes in 2006.