Unit 8 Keeping Safe Lesson 30 Exercise 1.2 Common Accidents Children Burns: Children can be easily burnt by stoves,lamps, matches, cigarettes,or hot soup as well as hot water when taking a bath. Head injuries: Young children might fall from high chairs, beds or stairs and get a head injury. Choking: Young children like putting things in their mouths or noses and they might choke, on food or other objects. Teenagers Sports injuries: Teenagers like playing basketball, soccer, and other sports. They can easily break a bone or get other sports injuries. Road accidents: Teenagers are much less likely to use seat belts than other age groups when they are in cars. When road accidents happen, they are likely to get hurt. Drugs: Nowadays, more and more teenagers use drugs. This causes many problems to their bodies. Elderly people Falls: As people get older, they can lose control of their balance very easily. It's very likely for elderly people to fall when they are walking on stairs. Heart attacks: Elderly people are easy to get a heart attack when they are too excited or angry.
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