Sentences with phrase «related death among children»

Although pediatric cancer is rare, it's the leading cause of disease - related death among children who survive past infancy (in the Western world).

Drowning is the leading cause of injury - related death among children between 1 and 4 years old and it's the third leading cause of death among children in the United States.

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«Firearm - related deaths are the third leading cause of death overall among U.S. children aged 1 to 17 years, surpassing the number of deaths from pediatric congenital anomalies, heart disease, influenza and / or pneumonia, chronic lower respiratory disease, and cerebrovascular causes,» wrote the CDC in its report.

A recent study in Pediatrics said flu vaccination reduces the risk of flu - related death by 51 percent among high - risk children with underlying conditions, and by 65 percent in healthy children.

Conclusions and Implications for Public Health Practice: Although the annual rate is declining, unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, led by motor vehicle traffic — related deaths.

During extreme heat events, nighttime temperatures in the region's big cities are generally several degrees higher28 than surrounding regions, leading to increased heat - related death among those less able to recover from the heat of the day.36 Since the hottest days in the Northeast are often associated with high concentrations of ground - level ozone and other pollutants, 37 the combination of heat stress and poor air quality can pose a major health risk to vulnerable groups: young children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing health conditions including asthma.29 Vulnerability is further increased as key infrastructure, including electricity for potentially life - saving air conditioning, is more likely to fail precisely when it is most needed — when demand exceeds available supply.

The 2012 flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was a particularly severe one with a higher number of flu - related deaths including 149 confirmed deaths among children.

That's in part why pools are the leading cause of unintentional injury - related death in Arizona, California and Florida, particularly among children aged one to five.