More than 2,000 children die every day as a result of an unintentional or accidental injury, according to the first report examining unintentional child injuries worldwide.
More than 2,000 children die every day as a result of an unintentional or accidental injury, according to the first report examining unintentional child injuries worldwide.
The World Report on Child Injury Prevention, released by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, also concludes that every year, tens of millions of children worldwide are taken to hospitals with injuries that often leave them with lifelong disabilities. If proven prevention measures were adopted across the globe, at least 1,000 children's lives could be saved daily, according to the report.
The research also found that road crashes are the number one reason for child mortality, followed by drowning, burns, falls, and poisoning. The report included the following data:
The report also describes the variety of prevention measures that can mitigate against these injury-specific child mortality rates. These measures include child-appropriate seatbelt and helmet laws; hot tap water temperature regulations; child-resistant closures on medicine bottles, lighters, and household product containers; separate traffic lanes for motorcycles or bicycles; draining unnecessary water from baths and buckets; redesigning nursery furniture, toys and playground equipment; and strengthening emergency medical care and rehabilitation services.
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