What Are the Common Causes of Child Fatalities?

Accidental injury refers to an objective, external, sudden, non-orthodox, non-illnessing physical injury. The International Classification of Disease Standards includes: falls, sharp injuries, smashes, burns, bumps, crush injuries, stab wounds, bites, explosion injuries, poisoning, electric shock, drowning, foreign body injuries, and injuries caused by environmental factors Wait for 14 kinds of accidental injuries. Accidental death has become the first cause of death of children and the main cause of child disability. Accidental injuries can also cause physical and mental developmental disabilities in children, and place a heavy economic burden on families and society.

Basic Information

Multiple groups

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Risk factors for accidental injury in children

Home environment

Such as low family income, low parental education, and unreasonable layout of family living environment.

2. Demographic characteristics

Such as low school age, boys and so on.

3. Socio-economic environment

Such as poverty, lack of childcare, and poor social support.

4. Children's psychological factors and behavior characteristics

Such as bad psychological emotions and behavior problems.

5. Medical environment

Medical staff have low nursing skills.

6. School environment

Kindergarten teachers have low awareness of accidental injuries.

7. Inadequate knowledge of risk factors in young children

Common types of accidental injuries in children

Burns and burns

Burns and scalds can be caused by fire, boiling water, hot oil, steam, or fireworks, etc. Chemical, electrical, and radiation burns often occur.

2. Accidental fall

Children are curious and like to climb high, or some parents go out and lock their children at home. Children climb the balcony or window to cause fall.

3. Traffic accident

Children aged 5 to 9 years are prone to pedestrian traffic accidents, and the consequences of the accident are more common than head trauma, fractures, internal bleeding, shock, and death.

4. Accidental choking

Children under 5 years of age are at high risk, and inhalation of foreign bodies is the main cause. There are many types of foreign objects, such as frozen, sunflower seeds, peanuts, coins, toy parts, buttons, etc.

5. Drowning

Washbasins, water tanks, baths, swimming pools, rivers, etc. can cause children to drown accidentally.

Child accident prevention

1. Prevent burns

When feeding milk, first drop the milk on the back of the hand to test the temperature; when taking a bath, first test the water temperature, do not rinse the baby under the hot water pipe.

2. Prevent suffocation

Don't put clothes, toys, ropes, etc. on the bed to avoid covering the baby's neck or blocking the baby's nose and nose; don't cover the baby's head with impermeable things. Also be careful not to give too small children such as beans, peanuts and other foods, to prevent accidental entry into the trachea and cause suffocation.

3. Prevent drowning

When bathing your baby, you must pay attention to it. Even if you have a phone or other things, you should wash it before doing it. Do not leave your baby alone in the basin.

4. Prevent gas poisoning

In the winter for heating the stove, pay attention to indoor air circulation and install chimneys to prevent gas poisoning.

5. Prevent fall

Pay attention to the children. The windows of the building must be tightly inserted to prevent children from climbing near the windows or high places.

6. Prevent animal bites

Families with pets such as cats and dogs should move their pets elsewhere and close the windows and doors at the same time to prevent the animals from getting into the room and hurting the baby.

7. Protection against electric shock

Keep the power supply in your home out of the reach of children.