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It is not the Odds, but the Stakes

Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates

1/4/2021

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Every day, about ten people die from unintentional drowning. Of these, two are children aged 14 or younger. Drowning ranks fifth among the leading causes of unintentional injury death in the United States.

Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates. In 2014, among children 1 to 4 years old who died from an unintentional injury, one-third died from drowning. Among children ages 1 to 4, most drownings occur in home swimming pools. Drowning is responsible for more deaths among children 1-4 than any other cause except congenital anomalies (birth defects). Among those 1-14, fatal drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death behind motor vehicle crashes.

How big is the problem?
  • From 2005-2014, there were an average of 3,536 fatal unintentional drownings (non-boating related) annually in the United States — about ten deaths per day. An additional 332 people died each year from drowning in boating-related incidents.
  • About one in five people who die from drowning are children 14 and younger.1 For every child who dies from drowning, another five receive emergency department care for nonfatal submersion injuries.
  • More than 50% of drowning victims treated in emergency departments (EDs) require hospitalization or transfer for further care (compared with a hospitalization rate of about 6% for all unintentional injuries). These nonfatal drowning injuries can cause severe brain damage that may result in long-term disabilities such as memory problems, learning disabilities, and permanent loss of basic functioning (e.g., permanent vegetative state).

https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html

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Kids = Poor Dog Body Language Understanding

1/4/2021

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Very Concerning, Most Bites Occur with Young Children... a Key Factor in This is Poor Dog Body Language Understanding.
  • The Humane Society estimates 51% of dog bite victims are children.
  • The American Veterinary Medical Association states that the rate of dog bites for children is highest between the ages of 5-9.
  • Getting bitten by a dog is the second most frequent cause of visits to emergency rooms for children according to a survey done by Weiss HB, Friedman DI, Coben JH “Incidence of dog bite injuries treated in emergency departments,” in the JAMA 1998;279:53.
  • Children are also more likely than adults to need medical attention, and are far more likely to be severely injured (CDC).
  • Young children score badly in discriminating dog body language and look mainly at the face of the dog to make their decisions. Lakestani et al (2005)

Most Dog Bites Occur with a Known Dog, in a Familiar Place
  • Most dog bites affecting young children occur during everyday activities and while interacting with familiar dogs (CDC).
  • The vast majority of biting dogs (77%) belong to the victim’s family or a friend (CDC).
  • 80% of dog bites happen at home. (Kahn et al (2004) Miller and Howell (2007).

https://kids-n-k9s.com/dog-bite-statistics-for-the-united-states/

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Bike Helmets DO Save Lives

1/4/2021

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According to CR Consumer reports, seventy-eight percent of adult cyclists and 88 percent of young riders who suffered head and neck injuries were not wearing helmets when they were injured, according to a new study published in the journal Brain Injury that analyzed 76,032 cycling injuries between 2002 and 2012. This is troubling, given that earlier research has shown that only about 29 percent of adult cyclists and 42 percent of child cyclists always wear helmets.

The researchers behind the study wanted to examine helmet use among people who had suffered head and neck injuries while cycling. To do so, they used results from the National Trauma Data Bank, which logs patient records from over 900 trauma centers and emergency rooms across the U.S.
Injuries were much more severe for anyone not wearing a helmet, and people who suffered injuries that were reported to the database used helmets at low rates.

For everyone, the results show that wearing helmets is significantly linked to a reduced risk for longer hospital stays, serious injuries, and death. These findings should help support further study into ways to encourage helmet use, the study authors write.
“Education is necessary but not sufficient,” Bazargan-Hejazi says. Researchers need to also look into ways to change attitudes about wearing a helmet and help cyclists better assess the risks of head injury. 

“I’m guessing people think if they’re not riding fast, they don’t need a helmet,” says Peter Anzalone, senior test project leader for bike helmets at CR, who encourages cyclists of all ages to wear a helmet every time they ride. “People don’t seem to realize how easily they can get severely injured by falling and hitting their head.”


https://www.consumerreports.org/head-injuries/most-cyclists-who-suffer-head-injuries-arent-wearing-helmets/

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Youth and Tobacco Use

1/3/2021

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Preventing tobacco product use among youth is critical to ending the tobacco epidemic in the United States.

If cigarette smoking continues at the current rate among youth in this country, 5.6 million of today’s Americans younger than 18 will die early from a smoking-related illness. That’s about 1 of every 13 Americans aged 17 years or younger who are alive today.


In 2020, nearly 7 of every 100 middle school students (6.7%) and about 23 of every 100 high school students (23.6%) reported current use of a tobacco product. In 2019, nearly 1 of every 4 middle school students (24.3%) and over half (53.3%) of high school students said they had ever tried a tobacco product.
  • Tobacco product use is started and established primarily during adolescence.
  • Nearly 9 out of 10 adults who smoke cigarettes daily first try smoking by age 18, and 99% first try smoking by age 26.
  • Each day in the U.S., about 1,600 youth smoke their first cigarette and nearly 200 youth start smoking every day.
  • Flavorings in tobacco products can make them more appealing to youth.
  • In 2020, 85% of high school students and 74% of middle school students who used tobacco products in the past 30 days reported using a flavored tobacco product during that time.

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm

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Home Fire Deaths & Injuries

1/3/2021

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Homes include one- or two-family homes and apartments or other multi-family housing.

  • During 2011-2015, an estimated average of 2,510 people died and 12,300 more were non-fatally injured per year in reported home1 fires. These fires caused 80% of all fire deaths and 78% of all reported fire injuries in this five-year period.
  • Although people 85 and over had the highest rate of fire death and injuries per million population, they only account for 2% of the population. Consequently, the actual number of victims that age is smaller than victims in most lower-risk age groups.
  • Children under 15 accounted for 12% of the home fire fatalities and 10% of the injuries. Children under five account for 6% of the deaths and 4% of the injuries. Children below the age of 5 are now at lower risk of fire death than people over 45.
  • While smoking materials were the leading cause of home fire deaths overall, this was true only for people in the 45-84 age groups.
  • Heating was the leading cause of fire deaths in the under 5 and the 5-9 age groups.
  • Males were more likely to be killed or injured in home fires than females and accounted for larger percentages of the victims. (57% of the deaths and 54% of the injuries).
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https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/Building-and-Life-Safety/Home-fire-victims-by-age-and-gender

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Incidence of COVID-19 in Children

1/3/2021

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In the United States and globally, fewer cases of COVID-19 have been reported in children (age 0-17 years) compared with adults. While children comprise 22% of the U.S. population, the most recent data, available through the CDC, show that some cases of COVID-19 in the United States reported to CDC were among children.

The number and rate of cases in children in the United States have been steadily increasing since March 2020. The true incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is not known due to lack of widespread testing and the prioritization of testing for adults and those with severe illness. Hospitalization rates in children are significantly lower than hospitalization rates in adults with COVID-19, suggesting that children may have less severe illness from COVID-19 compared to adults.


Recent evidence suggests that compared to adults, children likely have similar viral loads in their nasopharynx, similar secondary infections rates, and can spread the virus to others.

Due to community mitigation measures and school closures, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to and among children may have been reduced in the United States during the pandemic in the spring and early summer of 2020. This may explain the low incidence in children compared with adults. Comparing trends in pediatric infections before and after the return to child care, in-person school, youth sports and other activities may enhance our understanding about infections in children.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/pediatric-hcp.html

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Statistics: It is not the odds, but the stakes

12/29/2020

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The statistical problems in real life consist of sampling, inferential statistics, probability, estimating, enabling a team to develop effective projects in a problem-solving frame. For instance, car manufacturers looking to paint the cars might include a wide range of people that include supervisors, painters, paint representatives, or the same professionals to collect the data, which is necessary for the whole process and make it successful.
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What are uses of statistics?
Statistics is used in every aspect of life, such as in data science, robotics, business, sports, weather forecasting, and much more. There are various other fields where statistics concepts are applied like running, calculating the budget, calories count, and much more. Additionally, statistics help in learning mathematical concepts better. This is how statistics can be used in each aspect of real life.

What is the use of statistics in real life?
Statistics is used for graphical representation of the collected data. Statistics can compare information through median, mean, and mode. Therefore, statistics concepts can easily be applied to real life, such as for calculating the time to get ready for office, how much money is required to visit work in a month, in education, and much more. Besides this, statistics can be utilized for managing daily routines so that you can work efficiently.

What are our plans with the Statistics page?
This page will focus on 1 Smart Choice Image Card (scenario/subject) per BLOG and will eventually be listed in CATEGORIES so you can find your subject with ease. The data collected on each subject will be geared towards children ages 13 and under. These are not opinions, we will not offer guidance on any subjects and the Statistics page will not be full of "fluff". This page is intended to supply basic national/regional/local stats on some of the Smart Choices Image Cards that have been chosen as one of the 84 important discussions between you and your child.


Please research this subject extensively. Stats are subject to change on a daily basis. Remember, it is not the odds, but the stakes.
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