Injuries are more often RESULT!
Accidental injury as the name suggest delineates all those types of injuries which are the outcome of an unforeseen and unfortunate mishap. Falls, cuts, burns, road accidents, bites, stings and drowning are examples of accidental injuries. Accidents can happen any time and accidental injury is one of the alarming cause of death. Injuries resulting from an accident such as slip, fall, car crash, trip leading to severe physical damage or hurt have a devastating effect on the lives of people in terms of physical pain
Common accidental injuries in the home?
All combined, burns and scalds, falls, and poisonings are responsible for 86% of home injury deaths. Drowning only comprise 3% of home deaths, and fire arms only 1%. All accidents are preventable.
Trips and falls are the leading cause of unintentional home injury and cause 43% of home injury deaths. Fires and burns are the third leading cause of accidental home injury and cause 9% of home injury deaths. But fire is not the only way children get burned. Bathing and kitchen related accidents are the most common causes of scalds and result in approximately 3,800 injuries each year.
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