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The following questions are based on the Health Canada publication For the Safety of Canadian Children and Youth

1) Motor vehicles and other road vehicles are responsible for the most injury-related deaths among children and youth 19 years of age and under. What is the second leading cause?
a. Drowning
b. Fires and burns
c. Suicide
d. Choking and suffocation

2) What is the leading cause of injury-related hospitalizations?
a. Falls
b. Fires and burns
c. Assault / abuse / neglect
d. Motor vehicles

3) What type of product most frequently leads to unintentional poisoning of young children?
a. Medication
b. Household products
c. House plants
d. Alcohol / illegal drugs

4) In what age group are child pedestrian deaths and injuries highest?
a. 4 and under
b. 5 to 9
c. 10 to 14
d. 15 to 19
e. Little difference among age groups

5) What is the most dangerous room in the house for sustaining burns (including scalds)?
a. Bedroom
b. Living room
c. Kitchen
d. Bathroom

Miss a few? Here are the correct answers.

Safety Canada (July 1998)

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