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Home Safety

Home Safety
Safe Kids Kansas

Key Facts

  • Each year, an average of 2,096 children ages 14 and under die as a result of a home injury.
  • Fires, suffocation and drowning are the leading causes of unintentional home injury death among children in this age group.
  • In 2004, approximately 2,300 children ages 14 and under died from unintentional injuries that occurred in the home. Nearly 80 percent of these deaths were among children ages 4 and under.
  • In 2004, deaths to children ages 14 and under in the home were attributed to the following causes:

Fire and flame burns

  • At least 610 children died from fires and burns in the home. Nearly 60 percent were less than 4 years old.
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