Children & Car Accidents; the Alarming Statistics
By far the best type of joint damage accident involving children are those that also include vehicle accidents. According to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA), 250,000 children are injured each year in accidents coche.Esto means that on any given day nearly 700 children are injured due to accidents on our roads. Of 250,000 children are injured each year, about 2,000 die from their injuries. Children represent about 5% of all deaths due to car accidents. In fact, for children between the ages of 2 and 14, auto accidents are the leading cause of death.The crashes are the leading cause of acquired disability (eg, brain damage, paralysis, etc.) for children at national. And about 20% of children who die in a car accident each year die in accidents involving a driver who is legally intoxicated. Almost half of these children were killed while riding as passengers in a car driven by a driver intoxicado.La not wearing a seat belt or use a child safety seat is a contributing factor in over half the cases of children who die in traffic accidents. Not only is a child unrestricted potential distraction for the driver of the vehicle, but also the non-use of seat belts dramatically increases the likelihood that a child could suffer more serious harm and the National Highway Traffic muerte.Según Safety Administration (NHTSA), at least 72% of the 3,500 observed child safety restraints in vehicles were being used incorrectly. When that happens, the risk that the child suffers an injury or more serious injuries rises even further. NHTSA estimates that a well installed and used child safety seat reduces a child's risk of death by 71% of children and 54% for children ages 1 to 4.Cada state requires the use of seat approved child safety for children under 5 years. According to the NCSA only have a compliance rate of 90% with respect to the use of approved safety seats for children under this age. In particular, a recent study found that a key factor influencing the increased risk of harm to children in crashes when the child is moved from a premature child restraint system to a seat and then allowed to sit in the seat front too soon (Source: Partners for Child Passenger Safety Fact and Trend Report, 2006.)
