Almost one-fourth of toddler deaths are a result of this kind of injury.
What is drowning?
100
These are the number one cause of childhood non-fatal injuries requiring hospitalization.
What are falls?
100
The use of these devices by school-aged children has a SOR B evidence rating.
What are bicycle helmets?
100
Over 90% of childhood poisonings occur in this setting.
What is home?
100
Although not "aggressive", automobile airbags are considered this type of injury prevention.
What is passive injury prevention?
200
Drowning rates are highest in children between this and three years of age.
What is one year (of age)?
200
It's crystal clear - the use of these devices above the first floor of a building has a SOR A evidence rating.
What are window guards or window stops?
200
Most fatal injuries in school-age children are the result of these.
What are motor vehicle/car crashes?
200
Research has shown that home use of stickers with this green, scowling character does not decrease the risk of poisoning.
Who is Mr. Yuk?
200
Although research on injury-prevention counseling is sparse, there is some evidence that counseling increases car seat use and having these devices in the home.
What are smoke alarms?
300
This single intervention at public outdoor pools can prevent almost all drowning deaths at those facilities in children under age four.
What is fencing around the pool?
300
The AAP recommends banning the manufacture and sale of these rolling devices, which have no benefits, and lead to falls down stairs.
What are infant walkers?
300
The AAP recommends that children younger than this age do not use off-road vehicles or ride on lawn mowers.
What is 16?
300
The AAP recommends against using this for suspected poisonings, which doesn't effectively remove poison and is often misused.
What is syrup of ipecac?
300
Most non-abuse deaths in infants (66%) are the result of this.
What is suffocation/asphyxia?
400
Water heaters should be set to maintain a temperature lower than this number (in degrees Fahrenheit).
What is 120?
400
To prevent falls, use of a crib should be discontinued when the top rails are less than this percentage of the child's height.
What is 75% (3/4)?
400
An infant should face rearward, in the back seat, until he weighs this much or his head is within one inch of the top of the seat.
What is 20 pounds?
400
In 1970, the PPPA required this for certain types of opiates and other dangerous drugs, drain cleaners and oven cleaners, lighter fluid and other household products.
What is child-resistant packaging?
400
If a family insists on having firearms in the home, these three points are how you should recommend they be stored.
What is unloaded, locked and separate from ammunition?
500
This type of burn accounts for 80% of burns in young children - putting this fact on the back burner will only get you in hot water!
What is scalding?
500
Besides a helmet, the AAP recommends children also wear protective equipment on these three joints while in-line skating.
What are wrists, elbows and knees?
500
A child is usually able to use these when he is 4ft 9in tall, so long as his legs bend over the seat when sitting upright.
What are lap and shoulder automobile seat belts?
500
This is the national toll-free number for poison control centers.
What is 1-800-222-1222?
500
A child that is heavier than 20 pounds but younger than 12 months should face this way in the car.