ER or urgent care clinic? During 'trauma season,' here's where experts recommend you take an injured child

Summer is fading like so many bathing suits on a clothing line, but for kids, this time of year is not only when school break doldrums set in but also when they're at increased risk of preventable injury.

Some local pediatric emergency doctors say that half of the traumatic injuries they see each year happen between May and September. More specifically, July and August are when the number of deaths from excessive heat, drownings, motor vehicles, and unintentional shootings for those under 18 typically peak, according