Injuries are the leading cause of death in children ages 19 and younger but most child injuries can be prevented parents and caregivers can play a life saving role in protecting children from injuries child injury prevention topics. Car crashes suffocation drowning poisoning fires and falls are some of the most common ways children are hurt or killed the number of children dying from injury dropped nearly 30 over the last decade however injury is still the number 1 cause of death among children more can be done to keep our children safe. Kids in the us have 1 million to 2 million sports and recreation related head injuries each year for children under 14 the top causes are cycling football baseball basketball and