Many grandparents also raise their grandchildren. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 4 million children in the United States live in homes headed by a grandparent. Of these, nearly 1.5 million are being raised solely by their grandparents. In 1995, more than 6,600 children died from unintentional injuries and an additional 120,000 were permanently disabled. Nearly all of these injuries and deaths could have been prevented.
Tragedies happen in a matter of seconds.
Make sure your home is safe and secure by practicing simple life-saving precautions. The home is one of the most dangerous places for a child. Every year, approximately 2,700 children ages 14 and under die in the home and an additional 4.5 million are injured from unintentional injuries. Young children are at the greatest risk because they spend most of their time in and around the home. The majority of home injury deaths are caused by residential fire and burns, drowning, suffocation, choking, falls, unintentional firearm injury and poisoning.