Q2: What information/data can you share on COVID-19’s impacts on injury and violence prevention? #SAVIR2021 #COVIDIVPpic.twitter.com/NWGwHjGNCg
A2: Our recent report details ER visits related to product injuries during early months of the pandemic. Most dramatically, ER-treated injuries related to button batteries rose by 93% among children ages 5-9; cleaning-agent related injuries rose 84%: https://bit.ly/3qfoTYH .
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A2: The largest increases in ER-treated injuries across all age ranges were with fireworks and flares (56%), skateboards, scooters & hoverboards (39%), and severe injuries for ATVs, mopeds & minibikes (39%).
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A2: Although consumers may have avoided the ER for some injuries, they did go at nearly same rate as previous year for more severe injuries.
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