- According the National Capital Poison Center website, in 2013 there were approximately 3400 button battery ingestion, with the majority of the ingestions occurring in children under the age of 6 years. It is said that significant damage can be occur to the esophagus within hours of ingestion.
- The CDC states there were 4.5 million dog attacks last year, and half of these were children. Of the fatalities that resulted from dog attacks, the majority of deaths were children.
- The Kids and Cars website states there are 50 children per week that are backed over in their own driveways by people they know. Out of these 50 back-overs accidents, two of them will result in a fatality. (every week).
- The Child-Help.org website states that over 3 million children a year are abused, and approximately 4 to 5 children per day die from the trauma inflicted through abuse. Of these fatalities, at least 80% of them included at least one parent as a perpetrator.
For more statistics, the following are informative websites: http://www.poison.org/battery/
http://www.kidsandcars.org/back-overs.html
http://www.safercar.gov/parents/home.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/dog-bites/
Please contact me if you have additional websites that might be helpful, comments or personal stories. Remember it is all about raising awareness.
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