Children and Personal Injuries

Nobody wants to think about the possibility that their child might sustain debilitating or fatal injuries in an avoidable accident at school, playing sports, while using a toy designed for children to use safely, or while enjoying time with a neighbor’s dog. Yet personal injuries affect children more often than many of us would like to think about. Indeed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a child dies every hour on average in the US from an injury, and every 4 seconds, a child sustains an injury that requires treatment in an emergency department. The majority of child injuries are entirely preventable, yet they continue to occur due to negligence, intentionally harmful acts, dangerous dogs, and defective products.

Our experienced Macon personal injury attorneys can tell you more about children and personal injury cases in Georgia.

Common Types of Personal Injuries Affecting Children 

What are some of the most common types of accidents in which children sustain personal injuries? The CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discuss some of the following as frequent reasons for child injuries, including both nonfatal and fatal personal injuries:

• Motor vehicle collisions;
• Playground accidents;
• Suffocations;
• Drowning accidents;
• Accidental poisoning;
• Falls;
• Fires;
• Dog bites; and
• Defective product encounters.

As the CDC underscores, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death among all children aged 0 to 19 in the United States.

Contact One of Our Personal Injury Lawyers in Macon, Georgia 

Was your child injured recently, or do you have questions or concerns about filing a personal injury lawsuit related to a child injury? Child injuries are often among the most devastating injuries a family can experience, and it is important to get in touch with an experienced Macon personal injury lawyer at the Law Offices of Buzzell, Welsh & Hill to find out about options. Child injuries can require significant medical care in addition to resulting in devastating emotional losses and disfigurement. Contact us today to find out more about how you can hold the responsible party accountable and obtain damages to aid in your child’s recovery.

Sources:

cdc.gov/vitalsigns/childinjury/index.html

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568777/#:~:text=Every%20hour%20a%20child%20in,result%20of%20an%20unintentional%20injury.&text=Fortunately%2C%20these%20deaths%20and%20injuries%20are%20largely%20preventable

law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2020/title-9/chapter-3/article-2/section-9-3-33/

law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2017/title-9/chapter-3/article-5/section-9-3-90/