Fire and Burn Injury

Fire Deaths amongst african american children

According to the U.S. Fire Administration’s African-American Babies and Toddlers, Fire Death Data Report (April 2004), “African-American children under age 5 are 2.5 times as likely to die in a residential fire than the rest of the African-American population. In fact, on average, a child under the age of 5 dies nearly every day from residential fire. When a fire breaks out, babies and toddlers can’t escape without the help of a well-prepared parent or caregiver.” In Alabama, African American children under 5 are 1.2 times more like to die in a residential fire than other African Americans.

Of the top 5 causes of unintentional death for African-American children in Alabama under age 5 from 1989-1998 (most recent data from the Office of Statistics and Programming, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) fires/burns claimed second most lives after auto accidents . During this ten year period 607 African-Americans died in fires. 63 of these deaths were small children under the age of 5. Statistically, children under the age of 5 made up less than 10% of the total population of African-Americans in Alabama, but they made up more than 10% of the fire deaths for all African Americans in the state.

1. Auto Accident
2. Aviation Accident
3. Brain Injury
4. Class Actions
5. Defective Building Design
6. Defective Highway Design
7. Defective Medical Device
8. Defective Product
9. Drug Injuries
10. Environmental
11. Fire & Burn Injury
12. Motorcycle Accident
13. Nursing Home Abuse
14. Ortho Evra®
15. Premises Liability / Slip & Fall
16. Truck Accident
17. Workers Compensation
18. Wrongful Death

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