- Falls are the number 1 cause of accidental injuries to children under the age of 5. It is estimated that children account for 1/3 of fall related injuries treated in emergency rooms .
- Over 75% of baby walker related injuries are caused by falling down stairs.
- Over 2000 children are treated for baby walker stair falls each year.
- Over 1 million children under 5 are exposed to potentially poisonous products .
- Almost half of all poisoning incidents occur in the kithen.
- Scalds and burns are the leading cause of accidental death in the home for children under the age of 4
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- The kitchen is the most frequent area where burn injuries occur for children under 4. The bathroom is the second.
- Over 1000 children under the age of 14 were killed or injured by accidental firearm discharge in the home.
