Over 150 Australian children die and a further 68,000 are hospitalised every year due to unintentional injuries – the kind often referred to as ‘accidents’. More Australian children die of injury than die of cancer and asthma combined.
Every year in Victoria approximately 20 children die and over 100,000 are treated in hospital (hospital admissions and emergency department presentations) as a result of unintentional injuries. The majority of these injuries and deaths are preventable.
Common causes of child injury include:
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