Height and Severity
The severity of injury increases with the height of the fall, but also depends on body and surface features and the manner of body impacts on to the surface. The chance of surviving increases if landing on the surface of high deformity (a surface that bends, moves, or compresses), such as snow or water.
Overall, the height at which 50% of children die from a fall is between four and five storey heights above the ground.
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