The First Aid Kit Injuries and emergencies can happen in childcare programs.
Most injuries are minor, such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, and splinters.
Less commonly, children may sustain serious injuries involving head injuries, broken bones, knocked-out teeth, poisoning, burns, choking, and drowning. Children also can experience medical emergencies such as severe allergic reactions to insect bites or food, and asthma attacks. While most injuries in a childcare setting involve children, caregivers and other adults present are at risk as well. Most injuries in childcare are caused by falls, usually from play equipment and running in the play area. Other injuries result from children colliding with furniture or moving playground equipment, fighting and biting incidents between children, insect stings and animal bites, ingestion of plants or other toxic substances, and incidents involving motor vehicles.