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Running head: ACCIDENTS AMONG TODDLERS

Accidents Among Toddlers
Yvonne R. Wyatt
The University Of Phoenix

Week #3
Accidents Among Toddlers
Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among children ages 14 and under. Home injury deaths are caused primarily by fire and burns, drowning, suffocation, choking, firearms, poisoning, and falls.
Young children are at the greatest risk from unintentional injuries in the home due to the fact that this is where they spend the majority of their time. As children grow older, they spend less time in the home and the incidence of home injury deaths decreases. The percentage of non-fatal unintentional injuries that occur in the home also decreases with age.
Bumps and bruises, cuts and scrapes go hand in hand with childhood. From falling down stairs, to standing on nails and getting cuts on broken glass, nobody gets through childhood without some sort of accident or injury.
The more adventurous that children are, the more prone they are to accidents. But those small mishaps that can be cured easily can grow into serious and potentially fatal accidents. Of course it's impossible to prevent all accidents but there is a lot you can do to make your child safer both in and outside your home.
Accidents are the most common cause of death among toddlers and older children.
Each year one in every six children ends up in an accident and hospital emergency department for treatment. The home can be a dangerous playground for children, but with proper precautions you can rest your mind at ease.
Dangers to children include falls, cuts, choking, suffocation, scalds, and burns, poisoning and drowning.
Making sure your home is safe for your children is largely a matter of common sense but here are a few tips and recommendations that you may have overlooked.
The greatest danger in the home for toddlers is choking or suffocating. It is recommended that you don't use...

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