Here are a few more of the deadly facts outlined in CDFs new report on the toll gun violence is taking on America's children: More 10- to 19-year-olds die from gunshot wounds than from any other cause except motor vehicle accidents. Almost 90 percent of the children and teens killed by firearms in 2003 were boys. Boys ages 15 to 19 are nearly nine times as likely as girls of the same age to be killed by a firearm. There were more than nine times as many suicides by guns among White children and teens as among Black children and teens. But despite white youths' higher rate of gun suicides, gun violence still disproportionately affects Black children. The firearm death rate for Black males ages 15 to 19 is more than four times that of White males the same age. More Black children and teen...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the July 4th holiday approaches, CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) is reminding people to use common sense and extreme caution around railroad tracks and crossings. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, injuries and fatalities associated with trespassing on railroad property are significant, with nearly 1,800 fatalities in the past ten years. The rail safety education group Operation Lifesaver reports that a motorist is almost 20 times more likely to die in a crash involving a train than in a collision involving another motor vehicle. The chance of serious accidents increases during the summer, as children are out of school and people partake in recreational pursuits that lead them near railroad tracks.
Raising safe and healthy children is one of the most important jobs we have as parents. However, a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests we can do a much better job. We bring our children to emergency rooms about 9.2 million times annually for treatment of accidents. Approximately 12,000 children die yearly from preventable injuries, more deaths than all illnesses combined. For children between 5 and 19 years of age, motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of injury-related fatalities. Dr. Grant Baldwin, one of the authors of the CDC report, concluded that most of what we call "accidents" are actually "predictable, preventable and controllable.
It's true. Last week, we released the second annual assessment of children's fatalities in our city. It found that - after motor vehicle accidents - the second-leading cause of death, and the number one threat in our homes, is fire. From 2001 through 2006, 95 New Yorkers died in residential fires, and tragically, more than two-thirds of those deaths were children age 12 and under. Ultimately, the first line of defense begins with all of us - in our homes. That's why it's important to keep matches and lighters out of the reach of children, and to teach them that fire is not a toy. It's also critical to completely extinguish cigarettes before throwing them away - and never leave a lit candle unattended.
The leading cause of death for children under the age of 14 is unintentional injury. The majority of these deaths occur when then child becomes a projectile -- when the child becomes airborne. The most common instances of a child becoming airborne are motor vehicle accidents, bicycling accidents and falls. Every year more than 14 million children in the United States -- one in four children under 14 years of age -- are injured to the point they require medical attention. Fortunately, it is estimated at least 90 percent of these injuries are preventable.
Sunshine, cookouts, lightning bugs and vacations: Summer brings relaxation and excitement for young and old. But along with these cheerful times come the not-so-bright experiences of unsupervised children: sprains, broken bones and emergency department visits. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 2.4 million American children under the age of 14 visited an emergency room during summer 2004. Emergency rooms see the most serious injuries from motor vehicle accidents, bike crashes, pedestrian injuries, drowning and falls. More than 2,500 children die from these incidents each year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The horrific death toll from gunfire in the United States included 2,867 children and teens in 2002 -- nearly eight deaths a day and 55 a week, according to a report released today by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF). Firearms are the second leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year olds, second only to motor vehicle accidents. There were 71 victims under five years old. From 1979 through 2002, a total of 95,761 children and teens have been killed by firearms in America. CDF published the latest figures today in "Protect Children, Not Guns," an annual report that analyzes data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report covers 2002, the most recent year for which national figures are available. CDF analysts broke down t...
The Great Recession left its mark on the lives of U.S. children, reducing the number with fully employed parents to 72 percent, a low mark not seen since 1990, according to a federal report released this week. However, there were solid improvements in several areas of child well-being: fewer deaths by injury among children aged 5 to 19, fewer births to teens and less binge drinking by 12th graders.
...A major reason for that "was a decline in motor-vehicle accidents," he said. In addition, among ch...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The horrific death toll from gunfire in the United States included 2,867 children and teens in 2002 -- nearly eight deaths a day and 55 a week, according to a report released today by the Children's Defense Fund. Firearms are the second leading cause of death among 10- to 19-year olds, second only to motor vehicle accidents. There were 71 victims under five years old. From 1979 through 2002, a total of 95,761 children and teens have been killed by firearms in America. CDF published the latest figures today in "Protect Children, Not Guns," an annual report that analyzes data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report covers 2002, the most recent year for which national figures are available. CDF analysts broke down the dat...
Summary: Why child safety seats are important. La razn principal de muerte de nios de 1 a 14 aos de edad se encuentra en los accidentes automovilsticos. Un gran nmero de nios menores de 5 aos perecen debido a que no han sido correctamente restringidos en los asientos del automvil.
...The No. 1 killer of children from ages 1 to 14 is motor vehicle accidents. Abo...
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