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Figure 39: SMRs from Accidental Falls.SMR mortality from accidental falls (W00-W19) 2004-2006400350300250SMR200150100500Copeland CD Eden CD Allerdale CD Carlisle CD South Lakeland CD Barrow-in-Furness CDLocalityAccidental and Non- Accidental Injury in Children.Accidents are the leading cause of injury to children and disproportionately affect children fromthe lower socio-economic groups.National indicators for Local authorities and Local Authority Partnerships identify the reductionin emergency hospital admission caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries to children andyoung people as a national priority. Reporting on national indicators commenced from April2008.Performance is measured by dividing the total number of finished in-year admissions ofchildren and young people to hospital as a result of accidental and non-accidental injury.Good performance relating to this indicator is typified by local authorities demonstrating adecreased rate.Figure 40 illustrates the rate of emergency admissions with an external cause per 10,000people aged 0 – 19 years of age for each local authority in Cumbria. Only Eden and SouthLakeland show rates below the average for England. The remaining local authorities show adecreasing trend over the three year period 2003 – 2007 for injuries resulting from an externalcause.The exception is Carlisle which has shown no such decrease, and in fact shows a slightincrease for 2006 / 07. This indicates that performance needs to improve if we are todemonstrate a reduction in injuries to our children and young people.Fiona Huntington 42 of 47