Child Injury Lawyer Blog
By David Wolf, Attorney
Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network
Brandon Tucker was just 4 years old when he was seriously injured while on the Roger Rabbit Car Toon Spin ride while a guest at Disneyland in California. Brandon suffered brain injuries, internal injuries, and cardiac arrest. Brandon fell from the ride and then was dragged underneath the car for several minutes. Brandon never recovered from the injuries and faced a lifetime of medical care and problems from this tragic accident. Disneyland never admitted fault for the incident but did settle the case with the family 17 months after the incident. In 2009, Brandon died at his home when he was found unresponsive by his father. Brandon was 13 years old at the time of his death. You can read more about this story at Boy Dies After Years of Brain Damage and Related Injuries from Disneyland Ride.
In Alabama and Other States, children suffer personal injuries and in some cases, death, as a result of an incident or accident at a child day care center. In Alabama, a child day care center has reporting and documentation obligations and responsibilities for these incidents pursuant to the 
A tragic death recently took place in New York City, New York when a 7 year old handicapped child (Chelsea Madonado) fell out of the 5th floor window of an apartment complex. The incident took place in the Bronx. Chelsea was blind in one eye and used a wheelchaiir. She was also autistic. There was some kind of a child protection guard in place on the lower part of the window. The news report at Fox News did not indicate if there was any safety device in place for the upper part of the window. Police and child welfare investigations will probably investigate the incident to determine the cause and preventability of such a tragedy. It is truly a tragedy for such a girl to have suffered such a death. Hopefully, the tragedy that took place in the Bronx will help other families and apartment complex owners more closely examine child safety measures that are in place for all children including but not limited to handicapped, autistic, blind and other challenged children.
The New York Times reported a recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef about child deaths world wide. The statistics are quite interesting and astounding at the same time. The study estimates that accidents kill 830,000 children every year which is an almost equivalent to every single child in the city of Chicago, Illinois. The report, which collected date from developed as well as poor countries, was a breakthrough study in that it was a worldwide study. The statistics in poor countries was not as accurate or plentiful as that in developed countries like the United States, England, and Australia. Nevertheless, the study did gather and present data so that efforts can be made country by country as well as worldwide to attempt to prevent the accidental and preventable deaths that take place every year.
Des Moines, Iowa police reported that a 1 year old child ate mouse / rat poison at a day care / child care center at local athletic gym. When the father of the child went to pick up the child, he noticed some kind of blue substance on her clothing. This turned out to be the mouse / rat poison. The child was later taken to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa for evaluation and testing. Fortunately, the child is going to be ok according to the news story as reported in the Des Moines Register at 
Thousands of children are abused and neglected every year in the State of Connecticut. The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau reported that 13,285 incidents of child abuse took place in 2004. You can read more about these statistics and more at
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