If we can get to this comfort level discussing firearms, it may decrease
childhood injuries and death.»
While this is a frightening statistic, 90 % of
childhood injuries and death can be prevented.
Not exact matches
Research suggests that many homes that are adequately baby proofed are missing one important element that leads o more
injuries and death than any other
childhood malady.
The five
childhood experiences people cite most often (from a list of 11) are the
death or serious illness of a family member or close friend (18 %), a serious physical
injury or accident (13 %), growing up in a low - income household (11 %), parents divorcing or separating (11 %),
and a parent or other close family member losing a job (10 %).
Following his mother's
death in 1925,
and his father's subsequent
injury, Garabedian spent part of his
childhood in an orphanage.
Kidsafe is the leading non-government, not - for - profit charitable organisation dedicated to preventing unintentional
childhood injuries and reducing the resulting
deaths and disabilities associated with
injuries in children under the age of 15 years.