1975 report findings shows eight revealing facts about bathtub area injuries.
1. The number and seriousness of injuries in a bathtub exceeds shower stalls.
2. Slipping and falling is the most frequent accident in a bathtub which usually happens while entering and exiting the bathtub or while standing up or getting down inside the bathtub.
3. In slips and falls, the injusry is caused by contact on bathtub hard surface specially on the edge of the tub.
4. Most children suffers serious injuries while unsupervised by older adults.
5. Burns is a more seriious form of bathtub injuries rather than slips and falls but happens less frequently.
6. Drowning is far less likely to happen but needs important consideration because of the severity of the injuries.
7.Children, under the age of ten, despite being a minority in terms of demographics leads accidents statistics in the bathtub area. They also account for the most fatalities.
8. Old people do not have a large percentage on bathtub injuries but they suffer more severe injuries. The elderly, it was supposed, do not bathe frequently due to fear of slips and falls according to the authorities.
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