Children and Injuries

by Frost, Joe L.

• ISBN13: 9780913875964
• ISBN10: 0913875961
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-30
• Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Pub Co

Summary

Childhood injuries occur with car seats, furniture, toys, playground equipment and more. Many factors influence children's injuries and many children's injuries are preventable. Case examples and news stories illustrate the unnoticed hazards throughout a home, school, or other parts of a child's daily routine, and how those hazards cause injury. You?ll learn about attending to potential hazards. You'll learn about the standards for labeling products, installing equipment, self-regulation and government regulation in standards and agencies that set standards to protect children. You'll be shown the pertinent laws and case studies that deal with the issues presented in this book. Beyond this, you'll learn from economists how earning capacity and damages can be calculated for a child who has been permanently impaired. You'll learn how this affects the rest of the family financially, and how you can litigate the case to recover sustained damages.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Dedication	iii
Introduction	ix
Chapter 1 Child Development and Injuries	1	(22)
Joe L. Frost, Ed.D.
Chapter 2 History, Nature and Scope of Child Injuries	23	(20)
James A Therrell, B.A., M.S.
Chapter 3 Medical and Biomechanical Aspects of Childhood Injuries	43	(64)
Raymond M. Fish, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Chapter 4 Standards, Regulations and Safety Guidelines to Protect Children from Injury	107	(46)
William F. Kitzes, J.D., C.P.S.M.
Chapter 5 Children and Injuries in the Home	153	(18)
Deborah Tinsworth, B.S., M.S.
Chapter 6 Childhood and Classroom Injuries	171	(28)
Lynn Marotz, Ph.D., R.N.
Chapter 7 Injuries in Organized Sports for Children and Adolescents	199	(50)
Robert M. Malina, Ph.D.
Chapter 8 Children and Playground Injuries	249	(64)
Donna Thompson, Ph.D. and Susan Hudson, Ph.D.
Chapter 9 Cause and Prevention of Playground Injuries and Litigation: Case Studies	313	(20)
Joe L. Frost, Ed.D. and Theodora B. Sweeney, B.S., M.A.
Chapter 10 Children and Water Injuries	333	(40)
Annie Clement, J.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 11 Hazardous Playthings Causing Injury to Children	373	(38)
James A. Swartz, Esq.
Chapter 12 Children and Traffic Injuries	411	(26)
Raymond M. Fish, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.E.P. and Jerry Eubanks, A.C.T.A.R.
Chapter 13 Children and Injuries in Public Places	437	(30)
Barry L. Richard, C.S.P.
Chapter 14 Evaluating Child Loss in Child Injuries and Fatalities: Roles of a Economic Expert	467	(50)
Thomas R. Ireland, Ph.D. and John O. Ward, Ph.D.
Chapter 15 Preparing and Conducting Litigation in Child Injury Cases	517	(32)
Jimmy Simien, Esq.
Appendices
Appendix A: General Resources and References	549	(12)
Appendix B: Hospital Emergency Room Treated Injuries	561	(4)
Appendix C: Playground Rating System	565	(6)
About the Authors	571	(10)
Index	581