Potential Impacts Of Unintentional Injuries

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Potential impacts of unintentional injuries affects the overall well-being of the child. The worst case scenario that an unintentional injury can lead to is death. Trauma and becoming paralysed are also some of the potential impacts a child can experience from serious injuries. “Physical development, cognitive and social-emotional development may be negatively affected, because of the interconnections between the different domains of development” (Hoffnung et al., 2013). Becoming paralysed is a huge disadvantage for the child as it reduce their ability to participate in physical activities, reduce their opportunity to enjoy his/her childhood and to explore the environment. The child may suffer emotional trauma from the experience. It can also

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