Book Reviews

• Every parent whose child has had the slightest injury to their head should read Chris' Davis' chapter about traumatic brain injury.
• Mr. Davis' book, Little Kids, Big Accidents, is a "must read' for all parents and guardians facing the prospect of bringing an injury claim on behalf of a child.
• This book is a ‘must read’ for every concerned parent.
• Little Kids, Big Accidents should be any parent or guardian's first reference if their child has been seriously injured in Washington.  It is informative, well organized and easy to understand. 
• Chris Davis’s Little Kids, Big Accidents is without a doubt the best and most complete guide I have ever read on accidents involving children.

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Child Accident Statistics

Car Accidents
Nearly 250,000 children are injured every year in car accidents. This means that on any given day nearly 700 children are harmed due to accidents on our roadways.
Source: National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA)

Child Safety Seats
At least 72% of the 3,500 observed child vehicle safety restraints were being used incorrectly.
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Child Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrians account for about 30% of all traffic fatalities involving children under the age of 15 years.  In Washington State alone, between 10 and 15 children who die every year in car accidents are pedestrians. 
Source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission

Backup Accidents
Approximately 50 children are injured or killed every week as a result of vehicles backing up.
Source: Kids and Cars (www.kidsandcars.org)

Bicycle Accidents
More than 130 children die every year in bicycle accidents and approximately 270,000 are treated in emergency rooms for injuries. 
Source: Safe Kids USA (www.safekids.org)

Dog Bites
There are more than 1 million dog bites reported each year. And there are estimates that an equal number of dog bites (1 million) go unreported every year. Approximately 60% involve an injury to a child. Seventy percent (70%) of dog bite wounds are inflicted on the child’s face.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Playground Injures
More than 200,000 children ages 14 and younger are treated at emergency rooms each year for playground-related injuries. About 45% of injuries on playgrounds are severe, i.e., fractures, internal injuries, concussions, dislocations and amputations.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Drowning
On average there are ten (10) drowning accidents every day. More than one in four fatal drowning accidents involve children ages 14 and younger.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)