Lansing Area Safety Council
Serving Mid-Michigan since 1939
Every 20 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall, and many more are injured, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC data indicates:
More than one in four older adults falls every year; fewer than half tell their doctor 3 million older adults are treated in emergency departments each year for fall injuries More than 800,000 patients are hospitalized each year because of injuries due to a fall, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture
Drink water at least every 20 minutes. To prevent heat stress and heat stroke, adults and children should stay hydrated when outside on hot and humid days. It is important to hydrate before you feel thirsty.
In 2014-2018, an average of 19,700 patients per year went to emergency rooms because of injuries involving grills.** Nearly half (9,500 or 48%) of the injuries were thermal burns, including both burns from fire and from contact with hot objects; 5,200 thermal burns, per year,were caused by such contact or other non-fire events.
In 2018, 53 children died in hot cars. It was the deadliest year on record in the past 20 years.
In 2018, 53 children died in hot cars. It was the deadliest year on record in the past 20 years.
Since 1998, more than 800 children have died from vehicular heatstroke; 24% occurred in employer parking lots while the parent or caregiver was at work.
Parents and caregivers can act immediately to end these preventable deaths.
Learn more: https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/safety-topics/child-passenger-safety/kids-hot-cars
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