Summer Risk Areas Child Unintentional Injury Deaths 2001 - 2004
DROWNING
60
100
20
0
10
A total of 3,240 children died in drowning incidents from 2001-2004. This number shows an 89% increase in the summer months with the highest percent increase over the average. 2,062 (64%) of deaths occurred during the summer.
FALLS
A total of 523 children died while riding bikes from 2001-2004. This number rose 45% during the summer months with 255 (49%) of deaths occuring during the summer.
deaths
400
A total of 436 childen died from a falls-related incident between 2001-2004. Falls increased 21% during the summer months; 177 (41%) of these deaths occurred during the summer.
deaths
250
16% increase
200
monthly average
150
NO V DE C
PT O CT
SE
AY JU NE JU LY AU G
M
R AP
AR M
B FE
JA
N
100 A total of 2,482 children died as pedestrians from 2001-2004. While this number rises 16% in the summer, the number of children dying as pedestrians was above average during the all of the warmest six months of the year. 971 (39%) deaths took place during the summer months.
10
CT NO V DE C
A total of 3,927 children died as motor vehicle occupants from 2001-2004. This number is the highest of all unintentional injury deaths, rising 20% in the summer and peaking around July 4. 1,587 (40%) of deaths occured during the four summer months.
PEDESTRIAN
300
monthly average
AY JU NE JU LY AU G
R
M
N JA
C
V
DE
NO
CT
O
PT
SE
AY JU NE JU LY AU G
M
AP
M
FE
R
200 B
20 AR
300
N
30
20% increase
AR
monthly average
AP
21% increase
JA
MOTOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT
500
deaths
40
SE PT O CT NO V DE C
JA
JA
SE PT O CT NO V DE C
N FE B M AR AP R M AY JU NE JU LY AU G
30
N FE B M AR AP R M AY JU NE JU LY AU G
200
50
monthly average
40
B
300
monthly average
M
400
45% increase
50
89% increase
FE
500
O
600
deaths
70
deaths
PT
700
BIKES
80
SE
800