-WATCH OUT -
*INJURIES AND DEATHS FROM
SOME SUMMER HAZARDS…
HAZARD |
DEATHS |
INJURIES (TREATED BY
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS) |
SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS |
295 (Average per year, children under 5) |
3,100 (Est. submersion injuries, children under 5,
2009) |
CIRCULATION ENTRAPMENT FROM
POOLS, SPAS, WHIRLOOLS |
11 (1999-2008) |
69 (1999-2008) |
SUBMERSION IN
BUCKET, PAILS, CONTAINERS, DECORATIVE YARD EQUIPMENT |
15.3 (Est. children under 5, 2003-2005) |
4.29 (Est. children under 5, 2005-2007) |
BICYCLES |
700 (2007)
|
503,832 (Est.
2008) |
SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS (unpowered) |
16 (non-motorized
scooters only, minimum for 2001) |
200,727 (Est.
2008) |
IN-LINE SKATES |
18,712 Children
under 15, 2006) |
|
MINIBIKES (powered) |
2,689
(Est. 2008) |
|
HEELYS- SHOES WITH WHEELS |
1 (min.
2006) |
64 (Sept.
2005-Dec. 2006) |
PLAYGROUNDS |
147(Children since 1990) |
200,00 (Minimum
children per year) |
GAS GRILL FIRES/EXPLOSIONS |
30
(Est. per year) |
|
MINI-HAMMOCK HAZARDS |
12 (Children
due to strangulation since 1984) |
|
SOCCER GOALS |
34 (Since
1979) |
1,200 (Est.
per year) |
TRAMPOLINES |
6 (Children under 15 since 1990) |
104,752 (Est.
2008) |
BLEACHERS |
19 (1980-2003) |
20,324 (Est.
2009) |
WINDOWS |
113 (children
under 14) |
4,700
(ages 14 and under) |
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (ATV) |
740 (2003) |
146,526 (Est.
2008) |
AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES |
67 (1987-2004) |
18,868 (Est.
2008) |
TOY
ALERTS |
22
(2006) |
220,500
(Est. 2006) |
*In the United States
Sources: CPSC, National Helmet Safety Institute, NEISS.