When you are crossing the street or a parking lot, the last thing you expect is to get hit by a car. Unfortunately, not all drivers yield to pedestrians. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate there were 70,000 pedestrian injured in 2010 with 6%, or 4,280 of those incidents, resulting in death. Injuries can be severe due to the multiple impacts the body sustains: once when the car strikes them and again when the body strikes the ground. Most fatal injuries usually involve a traumatic brain injury. Injuries that often result from pedestrian accidents include:
- Road rash and friction burns
- Fractures and broken bones
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Internal organ damage
- Spinal cord injuries
- Neck and back injuries
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Most pedestrian accidents and deaths occur in urban areas – often at non-intersection locations and at night. But who is most at risk for injury or death when it comes to pedestrian accidents? Statistics show that 47% of all pedestrian crashes are the result of drivers or pedestrians that are alcohol-impaired. In addition, pedestrians age 65 and older account for 11% of all pedestrian injuries and 19% of all deaths, while nearly one in five children between the ages of 5 and 9 are killed in pedestrian accidents every year.
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