DHS-1639, Well Child Exam Early Childhood: 12 Months

Motor vehicle crash injuries, including those involving pedestrians, are the single leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 5 to 19. Approximately 80 percent of poisonings are unintentional (79.4 percent). Children 6 to12 years old comprise 6 percent of the one million unintentional poison exposure cases that occur each year. ................
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