Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s flagship community education campaign. It aims to raise awareness of the number of accidents that seriously injure or kill children and how to prevent them.
‘Make time for safety’, is this year’s theme.
Serious accidents can cause injuries to children that take months or years to heal. The psychological damage caused to children and their families often lasts a lifetime. Yet many of these accidents can be prevented by taking just a moment:
* to move a hot drink;
* check a smoke alarm;
* lock the medicine cabinet;
* switch off the dryer;
* take your foot off the accelerator.
The on-site Health Visitors team, have held quizzes in the Centre for parents to complete. Whilst having a go, they are also learning about practical ways to keep their children safe.
Kelly from the Health Visitors team also set up a display with posters and leaflets for information.
To visit the Child Safety Week website, click here...
Watch the NHS Choices 'Preventing Accidents in the Home' video below:
