Sleepy Children Suffer Sprains and Spills.Children who do not get enough sleep are at increased risk for injury. Children who have slept less than 10 hours in a day are at an 86 percent increased risk of injury. Also, children who had been awake for at least eight hours without a nap were four times more likely to suffer from an injury. When researchers analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. the data by gender, boys had a more than 200 percent higher injury risk. Children age 3 to 5 were most susceptible susceptible /sus·cep·ti·ble/ (su-sep´ti-b'l) 1. readily affected or acted upon. 2. lacking immunity or resistance and thus at risk of infection. sus·cep·ti·ble adj. to injury when suffering from lack of sleep. Consistently applied bedtime bedtime Sleep disorders The time when one attempts to fall asleep–as distinguished from the time when one gets into bed rules are an important tactic as parents try to minimize their child's risk of being hurt. (Pediatrics pediatrics (pēdēă`trĭks), branch of medicine dedicated to the attainment of the best physical, emotional, and social health for infants, children, and young people generally. ) |
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