Sentences with phrase «reducing avoidable injury»

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Campaign for Safer Births: working to improve NHS Maternity Services in order to reduce the avoidable deaths and injuries of babies and others during labour

The Council Conclusions stress that harmful use of alcohol is recognised as an important risk factor in the need to reduce the burden of alcohol - related avoidable deaths, chronic diseases, injuries, violence, health inequalities and other social consequences to third parties.

Also opposing fixed costs, Brett Dixon, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil), said costs could be saved by reducing the number of avoidable injuries.

The doctrine of avoidable consequences, sometimes referred to as the «duty to mitigate,» is an affirmative defense that can be raised by defendants in personal injury cases to argue the plaintiff was partially or fully responsible due to failure to exercise reasonable care to reduce the injury or damages suffered.