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Safety and Injury Prevention
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Unintentional injury sends thousands of children and adolescents seeking emergency medical care each day. However, unintentional injuries are preventable. With proper education, improvements to the environment, enforcement of certain safety

legislation and regulations, and community involvement, many injuries can be prevented. In fact, up to 90 percent of unintentional injuries can be prevented.

Listed in the directory below you will find some additional information regarding safety and injury prevention for adolescents, for which we have provided a brief overview.

If you cannot find the information in which you are interested, please visit the Adolescent Medicine Related Web sites page for a list of Web sites that may contain additional information on that topic.

Teenage Drivers
Bicycle/In-Line Skating/Skateboarding Safety

Bicycle/In-Line Skating/Skateboarding Safety-Injury Statistics and Incidence Rates
Bicycle/In-Line Skating/Skateboarding Safety-Identifying High-Risk Situations
Bicycle/In-Line Skating/Skateboarding - Prevention

Water Safety and Prevention
Firearm Safety

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