Survey: Parents Need the Facts About Injury Risks to Children
A national survey of 1,000 parents found that many don’t know key facts regarding potential safety hazards for children.
Among the survey’s findings: One in three parents are unaware that children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water. Less than half of parents know falls are the leading cause of unintentional injuries to toddlers. And more than half underestimate how long children should be in a booster seat.
“Particularly in the area of car safety seat usage, parental knowledge tends to decrease as children age,” said Dr. Michael Gittelman, an emergency room pediatrician and medical adviser to “Get on Board with Child Safety,” a national child injury prevention initiative. “Parents need targeted information about the different unintentional injury risks to children as they grow, from infant stage to toddlers to kids and all the way through adolescence.”
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. children ages 14 and under. “Get on Board with Child Safety” was spearheaded by the children’s brand...
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