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Injuries to Children
Nothing more devastates parents than news that a child has been in an accident. Children can expect to suffer a fair share of bumps and scrapes. Unfortunately, millions of kids suffer far more severe injuries, which often require intensive medical help and potentially lifelong care.
Commonest injuries to children
According to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Injury Center, the following hazards, statistically speaking, are among the most dangerous to American youth:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI) – 400,000 kids under the age of 14 visit hospitals every year due to TBI brought on by slip and fall type accidents, playground accidents, and the like.
- Poisoning injuries – even if you've baby-proofed and childproofed your kitchen and bathroom, you still have to be on guard for accidental poisoning risks. Children under the age of six are particularly vulnerable to poisoning.
- Sports/play injuries -- 200,000 kids under the age of 14 go to the emergency room every year for injuries sustained on playgrounds.
- Drowning -- The second most common cause of death in young kids (under 14 years)
- Traffic accidents -- i.e. involving bicycles, scooters, cars, trucks, etc.
How to determine whether a child injury is legally actionable or not
The world is full of dangers. Practically every house and apartment in America contains objects that little children can choke on, poisons, sharp edges and pokey corners. Some risk must be countenanced. Some accidents are just accidents.
But when clear third-party negligence, carelessness or even viciousness leads to child injuries, parents should have legal avenues available to them – not only to get compensation for medical costs, pain and suffering but also to prevent similar accidents from hurting other children.
To that end, it may behoove you to connect with attorney Randy Sevenish's Indiana personal injury law firm. Attorney Sevenish is a former police officer. Reach his offices at 1-800-278-9200. Clients pay no attorney's fees unless the firm gets a settlement or verdict on your behalf.
