Injury Prevention

• Auto accidents are the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death in children 5 to 15 years of age.
• Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under age 5. Most drownings occur when a child falls into a pool, or is left alone in the bathtub.
• Each year cribs are involved in more than 70 percent of all nursery related deaths among infants.
• Playing with matches and lighters is the leading cause of fire deaths and injuries for children ages 5 and under. Non-pharmaceutical products and plants rank the highest among potentially poisonous substances.
• Ohio law states that children under age 4 and under 40 pounds must ride in an approved child safety seat. After that, children should use a booster seat until 8 years of age. The back seat is the safest place for all children when riding in a car.

• Akron Children’s Hospital:
  www.akronchildrens.org/safekids.html
• Tips to Grow By Akron Children’s Hospital:
  www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/eeae55560573ab95
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia:
  www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/module_toc.jsp?id=-8087
• Rainbow Babies, and Children’s Hospital:
  www.uhhospitals.org/rainbowchildren/tabid/121/default.aspx
• American Academy of Pediatrics:
  www.aap.org
• Safe Kids USA:
  www.usa.safekids.org