Injury is the leading cause of death for U.S. children and adolescents, accounting for over 60% of all deaths in this group.
Many of these deaths occur during fun, everyday activities, like swimming in the backyard pool or during a family car ride. But a disproportionate and disturbing number of these deaths in the U.S. occur as a result of firearms.
Firearms are the second leading cause of death among U.S. children and adolescents, after car crashes. Firearm deaths occur at a rate over three times higher than drownings.
View the complete August 6 article by Marc Z, Zimmerman, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan; Patrick Carter, Assistance Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan and Rebecca Cunningham, Interim Vice President Research, University of Michigan, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Injury Research Center, University of Michigan on the Conversation website here.