Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings

Topic Index
 
Accident Statistics
 
Minor Problem vs. a True Emergency
 
Preventing Injuries - How You Can Help Your Child
 
First-Aid Kit
 
Household Safety Checklist
 
Emergency Contact Information
 
Bites and Stings
 
Minor Cuts, Scrapes, and Skin Wounds
 
Superficial Injuries to the Face and Head
 
Eye Trauma
 
Muscle and Joint Injuries
 
Thermal Injuries
 
Poisons
 
Glossary
 
Online Resources
 
There are probably few things more important to you than your child's health and well-being. But even though you may try your best to keep your child healthy and safe, it is not always easy to know exactly what to do - especially when your child is injured.
 
Children's work is their play - and play includes many fun types of activities that also put them at risk for injury, such as running, climbing, swimming, biking, and sports. Minor accidents and injuries are part of childhood and growing up. For parents and caregivers, knowing what to do when minor injuries occur is an important part of caring for a child.
 
To help avoid many common childhood injuries, parents and caregivers should consider learning how to care for many common childhood injuries; tell the difference between a minor problem and a true emergency and respond accordingly; learn what to keep in a first-aid kit; and complete a checklist and phone contact list for when emergencies occur.

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