Always remind your child that they should never swim alone. Accidents in Older Children 1. One in 80 children between 6 and 12 years of age requires hospital care for bike injuries each year. Fatal bike accidents are usually due to brain trauma when a vehicle from the rear is overtaking a bike. Some communities, particularly on the West Coast, have been successful in getting children to wear helmets.
Helmets do save lives.
The same types of injuries, and the same recommendations hold for these injuries as for bike injuries. We need to encourage children to exercise at least an hour a day. Injuries that occur during play need to be evaluated with that background. Most common group involved is elementary school boys. Develop an all-purpose helmet that children can wear when playing on the playground, as well as when riding a bike or skateboarding.