In some years, the fatal involvement rate for drivers aged 16 to 19 has been three times as high as the overall rate. Sixty-five percent of teen passenger deaths occur when another teenager is driving. Falls Deaths caused by unintentional incidents in the home are on the rise. A fatal injury occurs in the home every 18 minutes and a disabling injury every 5 seconds. Falls, solid and liquid poisonings, fires and burns, and suffocation by ingested object are the four top causes of death in the home.
Falls are the leading cause of deaths in the home.
Playground Safety Playgrounds, if not properly equipped, can be dangerous places for children. Each year, approximately 280,000 children are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries involving playground equipment and surfacing. Sixty-two percent of these injuries occur when children fall from playground equipment, often onto hard and unforgiving surfaces. On average, people spend about 90 percent of their time indoors. Over the years, buildings have been made more airtight to conserve energy.