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6 Important Facts to Know about U.S. Childhood Injuries from Falls

  1. Unintentional injuries are the top cause of hospitalizations in children 17 and under. Our Galveston fall injury lawyers point out that falls account for about 35% of these unintentional injuries leading to emergency room visits.

  1. The injury rate for childhood injuries from falls is highest at ages 1 to 2 years and again at ages 5 to 6 years. For boys, the rate of injury generally peaks at age 14.
  1. On average, most of the childhood injuries from falls derive from:

a)Falls from playground equipment (14%),

b)Falls from furniture (13%),

c)Skating and skateboards (11%),

d)Falls from buildings (such as from windows and balconies) (3.5%), and

e)Falls from stairs (3.4%).

  1. 64% of the children’s fall injuries are to the extremities, mostly fractures. 21% involve traumatic brain injury.
  1. Nearly half of all children’s fall injuries requiring hospitalization resulted from skating or skateboards.
  1. Traumatic brain injuries are the most frequent serious fall injury in falls from buildings and on stairways. (Source: Understanding and Preventing Child Fall Injuries and Fatalities: The Status of Prevention Efforts in California, University of California Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research)

The Galveston fall injury lawyers at Denena Points, PC note that two more primary sources of fall injuries in children are amusement park rides and rock climbing walls. Click the link to learn more about adult and childrens fall injuries from rock climbing walls. And click on the link in this sentence to read more about childhood injuries from falls at amusement parks.

Contact our Galveston Fall Injury Lawyers if You or Your Loved One has a Serious Fall Injury

We offer a completely free and confidential initial legal consultation. You have no obligation to hire an attorney. And we don’t charge attorneys’ fees unless we win your case, so there’s no financial risk to you. Call us at 281-369-4363 or reach us through our online contact form. And let us help you financially recover after a serious fall injury.