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Choking is most common among children younger than 4 years of age, with the peak occurring in the first year. Round, firm food products (e.g., pieces of hot dog, candy, nuts, raw vegetable, grapes) are the most common airway-blocking agents in early childhood. Also choked on are small objects like round or pliable toys (e.g., small balls, uninflated balloons), pop tops, safety pins, and coins. Older children and adults usually choke on meat.
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Keep all medicines out of reach of children by keeping all medicines in a locked box or on a high shelf.
Use child-proof caps on all medicines in your home.
NEVER store medicines in a purse / diaper bag.
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Falls are the most common cause of nonfatal injury. Falls are an important cause of brain injury. Falls are common at all ages, but peak incidence of medically treated falls is 1 year of age.
Most injuries that occur on playgrounds are the result of falls.
Baby walkers are associated with a very high risk of falls.
Falls associated with recreation are common in childhood and adolescence from the skateboard, bicycles, horse, or play ground equipment.
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Drowning is second only to transportation injuries as a cause of unintentional injury death for children and adolescents. Drowning death rates peak at 1 to 2 years of age and again in older adolescence.
Most toddler and preschooler drownings occur when a briefly unattended child falls into a body of water. Toddlers can drown in any amount of water that is deep enough to cover the nose and mouth: diaper pail, toilet bowl, large bucket and bath tub.
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Children have a uniquely high risk of being shot. The most common scenario for unintentional shooting is for one child to shoot another at home with a gun kept by the parents, for the family safety. The fact is, a gun in the home is much more likely to kill a family member than an intruder.
Children cannot be trusted to handle a gun safely, even though they quickly acquire the mechanical skill and strength to fire one.
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Injury Prevention
