Blog #14 Death rates from unintentional injury among children dropped by nearly 30 percent in 10 years

According to the Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the death rates among children and adolescents’ ranging from birth to 19 from unintentional injuries has declined dramatically by 30 percent from the year of 200 to 2009. Even though this is groundbreaking news it does not mean that we have to worry less about the potential for child injuries. In the United States more than 9,000 children were killed as a result of unintentional injuries that occurred. With the rates for unintentional injuries in children dropping, it helps to raise more awareness to the other incidents that are continuing to immolate our youth. According to the article suffocation rates are on the rise, along with poisoning rates, and the rates for prescription drug overdose. Though these incidents are increasing, the number one cause of death from unintentional injury remains to be motor vehicle crashes.  Action to assess the occurrence of these unfortunate incidents has already begun to set a decrease in the number. Strategies such as improving the child safety booster seats and use of graduated drivers licensing systems for teens have assisted in the decline as well. The death rates of children do vary from state to state but even if the decline is more established in one region does not mean that the rest of the world should be forgotten about. According to the article, the Centers for Disease control along with 60 other organizations have taken the initiative to release a National Plan on Child Injury Prevention along with the Vital Signs report. The plan gives a set of overall goals for people to take part in to help decrease the number of unintentional child injuries worldwide. The goals include raising awareness about the problem and the effects it has on our nation, highlighting prevention solutions and strategies, and mobilizing action on a national effort. I feel as if the objectives set are not only realistic ones but importantly they also work to have the efforts of everyone to accomplish imperative goals globally. With everyone taking a part in decreasing the number of unintentional child injuries we should see an even more significant decline in the very near future. 

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/death-rates-from-unintentional-injury-among-children-dropped-by-nearly-30-percent-in-10-years-2012-04-16