Safe Kids North Central Florida

Safe Kids is part of the Safe Kids Worldwide, which was founded in 1987 with the goal of preventing unintentional childhood injuries. Safe Kids is led by Shands Children's Hospital

of the University of Florida, and is comprised of public, private, voluntary organizations, as well as individuals.

Safe Kids is funded in large part by the Children's Miracle Network.


	• Drowning — 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury related deaths of children ages 14 & under, taking more than 1,000 children's lives each year • Every day, more than 39,000 children are injured seriously enough to require medical treatment, totaling more than 14 million children each year.


	• Traffic Accidents • Falls • Drowning and near drowning • Poisoning and choking • Unintentional firearm shootings • Fires and burns


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