School injuries
Some 10 percent of childhood accidents occur at school or among children traveling to and from school, an unpublished study reports.
Injuries that occur at school tend to be less severe than other accidents, the report by David Passmore and colleagues at Pennsylvania State University and Harvard University states.
Although school injuries are less serious, they are more preventable than many at-home injuries, Dr. Passmore says.
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