NYC Injury Blog

About 10 people die from unintentional drowning on a typical day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. On average, two of the victims are children 14 years old and younger. Small children are especially vulnerable to drowning, especially around pools and spas. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, children younger than 5 represent nearly 75 […]

Falls are among the leading cause of accidental injuries and death in the United States, resulting in nearly 9 million visits to hospital emergency rooms each year, according to the National Safety Council. Older people are most susceptible to falling. The number of deaths from falls among adults age 65 and older is four times […]

New York City officials have opened the city’s second arterial slow zone on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx, part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero quest to eliminate deaths from car accidents. The Grand Concourse slow zone covers 5.2 miles from East 140th Street in Mott Haven to Moshulu Parkway in Bedford Park. The New […]