Injury Prevention Topics of Interest
Fire Safety

The Center for Disease Control reports show that the leading causes of house fires are cooking, heating equipment and electrical problems. More than 60% of the reported home fires occur in homes without smoke alarms or with nonworking smoke alarms. 50% of fatal injuries in house fires are to preschool children and adults over 65.

Parent's Safety Checklist

Did you know?

Hospital charges alone for an ATV trauma patient range from $5,500 - $299,289, with an average of $27,400.

Unintentional medication overdoses are the leading cause of emergency department (ED) visits in young children (PROTECT Initiative, 2024)

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