Every two minutes, a child is treated in an emergency department for an unintentional cycle-related injury. Read the complete 2012 Bicycling, Skating, and Skateboard Safety Fact Sheet.
365 children ages 19 and under died from fires or burns in 2010. 88% (322 deaths) were in residential home fires. Read more in our 2013 Burns and Fire Safety Fact Sheet.
Our homes can be one of the riskiest places, particularly for small children. The Home Safety Fact Sheet 2013 details the unintentional injury and death surrounding home risks.
While the statistics are showing a drop in fatalities to children in car accidents, other car-related injuries and death still are persistent. See the latest statistics in the 2013 Motor Vehicle Safety Fact Sheet.
In 2010, more than 128,000 children ages 19 and under were treated in emergency departments for unintentional poisoning-related incidents. Safe Kids Worldwide examines different types of poisoning in the 2012 Poison Fact Sheet.
Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related death among children ages 1 to 4 and the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children 19 and under.
