As the leading cause of death among children, injuries claim more childrens lives annually than the next six causes of childhood death combined. Motor vehicle accidents are the major cause of deaths due to injury in childhood, In 1991, the motor vehicle fatality rate for children ages 514 was 5.6 per 100,000 persons. In the same year, the death rate for the same age group from other accidents and adverse effects-which includes deaths from fires, drownings, poisonings, sutlocation, firearms, and fallswas 4.6 persons per 100,000 persons (2). Injuries lead not only to excess mortality but also to permanent and temporary disability and substantial economic costs. Each year, the consequences of childhood injuries include 30,000 permanent disabilities, 600,000 hospitalizations, and 16 million emergency room visits.


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    Title :

    Advance Data Number 250, May 31, 1994. Injury Prevention Measures in Households with Children in the United States, 1990


    Contributors:
    M. Mayer (author) / F. B. LeClere (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English