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If Your Child Is Injured In A Missouri Car Accident, What Should You Do?

Losing a child to a car accident is one of the most devastating things that can happen to a family. Every year, nearly 250,000 children are car accidents. About 2,000 die from their injuries. This makes cars the leading cause of death for children age two to fourteen.

Car accidents are also the leading cause of acquired disability and traumatic injury for children.

These numbers are tragic, but our Liberty, MO auto accident lawyers believe that the true tragedy is that many of these deaths could be prevented. Consider these facts:

• 20% of child car crash deaths involve a drunk driver
  
• 10% of child car crash deaths involve a drunk driver who is driving the child
• 50% of child car crash deaths could be prevented if the child was properly buckled up in a car safety seat, booster seat, or seat belt.
• At least 70% of child safety seats are used incorrectly.
• When properly used a safety seat reduces the risk of car crash death for an infant by 71%. For toddlers age 1 to 4, the risk is reduced by 54%.

If your child is injured in a Missouri car accident, what should you do?

First of all, make sure your child is seen by a doctor. Take your child to the emergency room to be screened for life-threatening injuries. Then, follow up with your pediatrician. Emergency room doctors are trained to work with adults. They can miss injuries to children because children often exhibit different signs and symptoms than adults. Your pediatrician will be able to screen your child for hidden injuries.

The Liberty, MO auto accident lawyers at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys offer a "No Fee For Kids" program for children 12 and under who have been injured in an auto accident in Missouri or Kansas. To learn more, or to discuss your child's Missouri accident claim, contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616.

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