Less children injuries at school but more injuries at home and outdoors
While school accident injuries dropped by 81 % due to remote learning, accidents at home and in outdoor environment increased. Skateboard, scooter and hoverboard injuries went up 39% with kids age 5 to 9 being the most vulnerable. In this age category, these type of injuries recorded a 143% increase. While these activities are good options to play alone outdoors and avoid getting Covid-19, they can be quite dangerous, especially for beginners.
Fireworks injuries recorded a 56% increase as family celebrated 4th of July at home and decided to handle fireworks by themselves instead of gathering with a crowd and looking at the work of professional fireworks handlers.
ATV, mopped and minibike injuries increased by 39% as outdoor activities were perceived safer.
Cleaning became an obsession during the pandemic and as a result injuries related to cleaning agents increased by 84% and injuries related to soap and detergent by 60%. Included in detergent injuries were a significant amount of cases of young children who got poisoned after they ingested liquid laundry packets believing they were candies.
Other common dangerous products ingested by children aged 5 to 9 were batteries. Emergency rooms saw an increase of 93% of cases of children injured after ingesting or sticking a battery in their nose or their ear.
Masks also caused ear, eye and respiratory injuries particularly to seniors.
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