The summer months bring many dangerous accidents, especially for children. This is a time for BBQ grills and fireworks, so there are many hazards that can cause serious injury. According to the CDC, fires and burns are the third leading cause of death in homes. In the United States, more than 12,000 people among those 0 to 19 years of age die from unintentional injuries, and over 9.2 million are treated in emergency departments for nonfatal injuries. Causes of Burns and Scalds in Children Many children who are taken to hospital emergency departments for burns and scalds are referred to further treatment. In many cases,

Close to 11 million kids are in various child care centers and programs across the country, including child care centers, in-home child care, and family child care homes. The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that about two-thirds of infants in the Unites States are in childcare, and more than 30% of those children are in child care full time. According to the CDC, each year, more than 200,000 children aged 14 and younger are treated in hospital emergency departments for playground-related injuries. About 45% of these injuries are concussions, internal injuries, severe fractures, amputations and dislocations. Around 75% of playground equipment-related nonfatal injuries occur on

Accidents are the leading cause of death in children aged 1 to 14 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014, 3,857 deaths were caused by unintentional injuries in children among this age group. Unintentional drowning and unintentional motor vehicle traffic were the two main causes of unintentional injury deaths. The leading causes of death in young children, such as auto accidents, drowning, suffocation, falls, dog bites, poisoning, and fires are all incidences that could have been prevented from occurring in the first place. This leads to the question of negligence. Negligence, in personal injury law, is the failure to

In the US, 34 dog bite-related fatalities were reported in 2015. Although it is regulated in most Military Housing areas and in over 700 cities across the US, there still has been a number of deaths due to dog bites in the country. Violent dogs going after nonviolent dogs is terrible as well. Reports suggest that pit bulls contributed to 82% of these deaths. About 6.6% of the total dog population in the country is made up of pit bulls. In 2015, pit bulls and Rottweilers, the second most lethal breed of dog, together accounted for 91% of the total recorded deaths. No dog bite

Drowning is the 5th most common cause of unintentional injury, death in the United States. About 10 deaths are caused by unintentional drowning every day. From 2005 to 2014, an average of 3,536 fatal unintentional non-boating related drownings occurred annually in the country, which accounts for about 10 deaths per day. In addition, there were 332 deaths from drowning in boating-related incidents. About 1 in 5 who die from drowning are children aged 14 and younger. Who is liable in a drowning accident? When injuries occur at swimming pools, the pool owner — whether it is at a private residence or a public park —