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  • Top Causes of Accidental Death in Kids (5-9 y/o)[Guns?]

    08/23/2011 2:32:08 PM PDT · by Pharmboy · 19 replies
    Nat. Center for Health Stats ^ | March, 2005 | Anon.
    Leading causes of death in the United States - kids The top two causes, Unintentional injury (accidents), Malignant Neoplasms (cancer), and Congenital Anomalies (abnormality at birth) accounted for more than half (63.35 percent) of all deaths among kids (ages 5 through 9) in 2002. Note that automobile accident is the number one cause of death in this age group, accounting for about 21%. Top 20 Causes of Death - Kids (5 - 9) Rank Cause of Death Total Deaths No of Deaths Percent All Deaths 3018 3018 100.00% 1 Unintentional Injury 1176 38.97% * Motor Vehicle Traffic 621 20.58% *...
  • Boy Maimed by Macy's Escalator Has Finger Reattached

    07/04/2010 5:17:22 AM PDT · by sodpoodle · 40 replies
    Fox News ^ | JUly 4, 2010 | News Core
    The escalator is currently not in use, confirmed Macy's spokeswoman Elina Kazan. Wooden escalators have been in operation at the store since 1927. Two other children have had fingers chopped off by Macy's escalators in recent years. A four-year-old girl had her right index finger sliced off Oct. 16, 2005, when she tripped at the top step while riding with her father to the third floor. And a two-year-old boy had his left thumb partially severed Dec. 24, 2006, as he rode up to the fourth floor. "I'm going to try my best to make them remove them and put...