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iirc, drowning is the #2 preventable cause of death in kids, after car accidents.


As a 1st time Dad of a 4 month old I figured I should find this list.

This pdf has it broken down into age groups:

http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/pdf/10LCID_Unintentional_D...

This site was helpful and included an interesting little side bar:

http://www.cdc.gov/safechild/NAP/overviews/

- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of injury death overall, and especially for teens. - For infants, suffocation is the biggest risk of injury death. - Drowning is the leading cause of injury death for children age 1-4.




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