Child Safety
Do This, Not That
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
* Injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teens.
* Each year, nearly 9 million children aged 0 to 19 years are seen in emergency departments for injuries. More than 9,000 children die as a result of being injured.
* Injury treatment is the leading cause of medical spending for children.
The leading causes of injury death differed by age group.
* For children less than 1 year of age, 2/3rds of injury deaths were due to suffocation.
* Drowning was the leading cause of injury death for those 1 to 4 years of age.
* For children 5 to 19 years of age, the most injury-related deaths were due to being an occupant in a motor vehicle traffic crash.
Most child injures are preventable. Use the tips in this section to keep your children safe at home.
General Guidelines
© American Institute for Preventive Medicine
