From MedPage Today:
Slips, trips, and falls account for the vast majority of injuries that befall children in bathtubs and showers, a retrospective study showed.
Of the estimated 43,600 bathtub- and shower-related injuries among children treated in emergency departments each year, 81% were caused by slips, trips, and falls, according to Gary Smith, MD, DrPH, of Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and colleagues.
Although the dangers of bathtime have long been recognized, most research has focused on more severe injuries like scalding or near drowning, the researchers reported online in Pediatrics.
“This study, for the first time, has really emphasized slips and falls,” Dr. Smith said.
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