Jaguars Cub Club Newsletter Cub Club Newsletter April 2017 | Page 10

Spring 2017
2-3 YEAR-OLDS
I
n the most famous fall
of all time, Jack and
Jill probably weren’t
watching where they were
going. Or they didn’t realize
how steep the hill was.
But either way, when they
tumbled down with the pail
of water, poor little Jack
broke his crown.
In today’s world, a fall like that would have landed him
in an emergency room for a concussion evaluation!
But advances in medical care aside, the truth remains
that falls are still the number-one reason children from
newborns to age 14 go to the emergency room in the
U.S. In fact, nearly 2 million children a year require
emergency care following a fall of some kind.
“More than 75 percent of all
playground-related injuries are
related to falls... Lack of or improper
supervision is associated with about
45 percent of these injuries.”
The most likely places these falls occur? Falling from
furniture; from recreation equipment like a bike,
skateboard or scooter; down the stairs; and while
playing sports and on the playground.
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