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*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.

Watch, Inc & ToySafety.org