Falls from heights-related injuries in children/ young people

Using data from the European Injury Database, the EU-IDB Advisory Board has created  a new infographic on falls from heights-related injuries in children and young people. Between 2008 and 2022, the EU-IDB recorded 73,882 Emergency Department (ED) attendances due to falls from heights in children and young people. The infographic contains data on where the falls occurred e.g. garden, home, day care or public park, as well as the age and sex of those injured. The purpose of the EU-IDB, which EuroSafe co-ordinates, is to facilitate targeted injury prevention policies and programmes at EU and member state level. The database provides information on frequency, main causes, circumstances and consequences of non-fatal injuries that are treated in accident and emergency departments across Europe.