Violence at school

Violence at school 90,000 hildren ore hospitalized for "intentional"injuries children are hospitalized for "intentional" injuries that happened on school grounds every year GENDER TYPE OF INJURY 68% males 32% females AGE (YEARS) 17% 48% 35% 15-19 5-9 10-14 contusion/abrasion: 40% laceration: 16% brain injuries: 10% I sprains/strains: 7% I other/unknown: 16% | fratures: 12% Stop violence: report it! Source Emergency Department Visits Resulting From Intentional Injury In and Out of School Siraj Amanullah, Julia A. Heneghan, Dale W. Steele, Michael J. Mello, and James G. Linakis Pediatrics peds.2013-2155; published ahead of print January 13, 2014, doi:10.1542/peds.2013-2155 http://pediatrics.oappublications.org/content/early/2014/01/07/peds.2013-2155.abstract CSN Children's Safety Network