Not exact matches
With the rapid increase in single - sport specialization among
children, orthopedic providers have seen a tremendous rise in the
number of adult - type
injuries in our young athletes, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
With the rapid increase in single - sport specialization among
children, orthopaedic providers have seen a tremendous rise in the
number of adult - type
injuries in our young athletes, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the
number one leading cause
of death in
children ages 1 to 19 is unintentional
injury.
In general, the
number of kids with unintentional
injuries increases during the warmer months and an estimated 5,000
children are hospitalized due to unintentional drowning - related incidents each year.
In Canada, drowning is the
number one cause
of unintentional
injury deaths among
children one to four years
of age and the second leading cause
of preventable death for
children under 10 years
Shatterproof goggles and face shields can reduce the
number of eye
injuries in
children playing in sports such as baseball, basketball and other sports
We are part
of Safe Kids Worldwide, the first and only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to the prevention
of unintentional childhood
injuries — the
number one killer
of children ages 14 and under.
That's because car crashes are the
number one cause
of death and
injury to
children under the age
of 14.
A newly published study by researchers at Nationwide
Children's Hospital has found that the number of children treated in U.S. emergency rooms due to gate - related injuries more than tripled sin
Children's Hospital has found that the
number of children treated in U.S. emergency rooms due to gate - related injuries more than tripled sin
children treated in U.S. emergency rooms due to gate - related
injuries more than tripled since 1990.
While some meta - analyses
of home visiting programs suggest that many types
of home visiting programs can make a difference in reducing adverse outcomes such as
child maltreatment and childhood
injuries, 14,15 meta - analyses can produce misleading results if there are insufficient
numbers of trials
of programs represented in the cross-classification
of home visiting target populations, program models, and visitors» backgrounds.
Safe Kids Pennsylvania is part
of the Safe Kids Worldwide global network dedicated to keeping kids safe from preventable childhood
injury — the
number one cause
of death among
children ages 1 to 19.
You should definitely talk to your doctor as soon as possible if your
child is eating non-food items, because conditions like pica can result in a
number of serious health issues — lead poisoning, constipation, diarrhea, intestinal obstruction or perforation, parasites, infection, or tooth and mouth
injuries.
The
numbers of kids and teenagers showing up in the doctor's office with overuse
injuries, such as tendonitis, is climbing dramatically, according to Boston
Children's Hospital.
Still, falls are the
number - one cause
of accidental
injury in
children, and 1 in 3
of these accidents is preventable.
However, because
of ongoing concerns that a high
number and proportion
of boys» ice hockey
injuries are attributable to body checking, the AAP has elected to reassess its 2000 recommendation that «body checking should not be allowed in youth hockey for
children age 15 years or younger.»
Out
of this
number, approximately 12
children will die from
injuries sustained during this accident.
Finally, a substantial
number of injuries have occurred in young
children using sippy cups, most commonly mouth
injuries resulting from falls while running and drinking from a sippy cup simultaneously.
A
number of cases are known in which
children have been totally paralyzed as a result
of neck
injuries while using forward - facing seats.
Surveys carried out indicate that, motor vehicle accidents are the
number one cause
of fatal
injuries in
children and adults too.
The studies have proved that
children of ages 1 - 2 should be in a rear - facing position as long as possible because it will reduce the
number of deaths and serious
injuries in car crashes 5.3 times, which won't be the case with forward facing position.
In any abusive head trauma case, the duration and force
of the shaking, the
number of episodes, and whether impact is involved all affect the severity
of the
child's
injuries.
As states relaxed laws related to fireworks sales during the past decade, emergency doctors saw an increase in both the
number of fireworks related
injuries among
children and the severity
of those
injuries, according to new research being presented at the Pediatrics Academic Societies 2016 Meeting.
Although the
number of playground
injuries is decreasingfrom 187,000 in 1992 to 98,000 in 1997Phelan hopes that prevention efforts aimed at middle - school - age
children can reduce the
number even further.
«Policies designed to reduce the
number of household firearms, especially handguns, may more effectively reduce the
number of gunshot
injuries in
children,» said Dr. Madenci.
The research team looked at the
number of injuries, severity
of injury, type
of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in
children with gunshot
injuries compared with
children whose
injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a motor vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls, motor vehicle crashes and others.
This study is one
of few to include the much broader
number of children affected by gunshot
injuries and served by 911 emergency services, both in - hospital and out -
of -
of hospital measures
of injury severity, and
children with gunshot
injuries treated outside major trauma centers.
Their parents had also reported the severity
of their
child's condition; the
number of school days missed in the prior 12 months due to illness or
injury; and the
number of calls home from school for a problem in the prior year.
A few isolated court cases in the U.S. and elsewhere have recognized post facto that a limited
number of well - documented genetic susceptibilities to vaccine
injury — including some mitochondrial disorders — have caused certain
children to suffer permanent neurological damage.
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injuries in
children, the
number one killer
of kids in the United States.
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injuries in
children, the
number one killer
of kids in the United States.
The 1997 Amendments to IDEA contain new regulations about sending students to alternative educational settings for drugs, weapons, or «substantial evidence that maintaining the current placement
of the
child is substantially likely to result in
injury to the
child or to others...» (Section 300.521) As a result, the
number of students in alternative programs could increase.
Washington DC About Blog Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organization dedicated to preventing
injuries in
children, the
number one killer
of kids in the United States.
Safe Kids Worldwide Blog About - Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organization dedicated to preventing
injuries in
children, the
number one killer
of kids in the United States.
Washington DC About Blog Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organization dedicated to preventing
injuries in
children, the
number one killer
of kids in the United States.
To add insult to
injury, the self - portrait is broken down into
numbered zones like a
child's paint - by -
numbers picture, implying that it should be easy for people
of colour to be represented in art history.
In 1991, Australia became the first country to require cyclists, adult and
child alike, to wear helmets while cycling, and while there has been a fall in the
number of head
injuries recorded among cyclists since then, Associate Professor Dr Chris Rissel and a colleague at the university's school
of public health maintain the decline is due to other factors.
Here's a look at what they've been up to: Inspired by his experience in litigating cerebral palsy cases, elder and
child injuries lawyer Jonathan Rosenfeld launched a new microsite, Cerebral Palsy Lawyers FAQ, which contains a vast
number of Q&A s... more»
Child brain
injuries can be caused through a
number of circumstances, including road traffic collisions, as well as bike and scooter accidents.
Whilst the activities
of the day were extremely fun with a
number of staff showing their support, the campaign had an underlying serious message, which confirmed that in the UK, every 30 minutes, a
child or young person acquires a brain
injury, with accidents being one
of the highest causes.
A high
number of children suffer fatal
injuries every year while riding with an intoxicated driver.
The negligence
of an adult may be found to constitute the cause
of a
child's flame - burn
injuries under any
of a
number of circumstances.
You'd need the estimated cost
of non-lead paint and the estimated cost
of lead paint, multiplied by the estimated
number of little
children with lead - related
injuries.
Breakstone, White & Gluck, a Boston personal
injury law firm, is donating bike helmets to
children through a
number of cycling organizations this year.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has a
number of resources that can help you protect your
child including safety guides and tips for preventing accidents and
injuries.
While you might not think that a collision between a grown man and a
child's bike would be that problematic, in fact, the plaintiff suffered a
number of serious
injuries.
If your
child has been injured at a daycare or
child care facility and the right
number of staff were not present at the time
of the
injury, or if staff present at the time
of the
injury did not meet the minimum requirements, then those facts could be important evidence in a potential daycare negligence case.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission keeps statistics on
injuries caused by the products we use every day — including the
number of children harmed or killed by everything from defective playpens to playground equipment.
Our law firm has represented a
number of minor
children in serious
injury and death cases.
In that same period
of time, the
number of spine
injuries in
children due to ATV accidents increased 476 percent.
Because we handle a large
number of premises liability cases, we frequently get calls on cases that involve
injuries or death from
children playing in residential swimming pools.