- Drowning
- Traffic accidents
- Poisoning
- Fire and burns
- Suffocation
- Sports injuries
What Are the Most Common Injuries to Children? No one likes to think about injuries to children, but they remain facts of life. While parents exert their best efforts to prevent injuries to their children, accidents happen. So—what are the most common injuries to children, what can you do to try to prevent them, and what are your options when your best efforts fail? Government statistics confirm that the leading causes of childhood injuries are unintentional ones, such as traffic accidents, burns, drowning, falls, and poisoning. Among people 19 years old and younger, more than 12,000 die from unintentional injuries each year and another 9.2 million are treated in emergency rooms for injuries. Falls were the leading cause of nonfatal injuries among children. Each year, more than 2.8 million children were treated in emergency rooms for injuries from falls. For children, less than one-year-old falls accounted for more than half of all nonfatal injuries. Falls are the leading cause of injuries in all age groups younger than 15. The most common injuries to children include:
