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Promoting Child Safety
There are many organisations who solely deal with promoting child safety including:
- Kidsafe
- SIDS and Kids
- The Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- The Royal Lifesaving Society Australia - infant resuscitation training for parents
This part of our website provides a number of links to external websites whose content we have no control over. Please read the disclaimer below before continuing on.
Promoting Child Safety Contents:
- Backyard Safety
- Bicycle Safety
- Child Car Restraints Information
- Childhood Drowning
- Choking and Suffocation
- Dog Attacks
- Electrical Safety
- Fire and Burns
- First Aid Kits
- Home Safety Checklist
- Hot cars and Your Children
- Nursery Equipment
- Pedestrian Safety
- Playground Safety
- Poisoning
- Safety in the Driveway
- Scalds
BackYard Safety
Children love to run and play in their own backyard. Parents love it too as they know their kids are safe and it gives everyone a bit of breathing space. However, there are many hidden dangers in our backyards. When was the last time you checked to ensure your backyard was in fact a safe place for your child to play. For more information regarding how you can make your backyard safe please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down to the link towards the bottom of the page.
Bicycle Safety
Learning to ride a bicycle is a milestone in your child's development. The first time they manage to ride away, without you running along beside the bike, is a pivotal achievement. It is important that our children learn about bicycyle and road safety at the same time as they learn to ride. Each year many children need medical attention as a result of a cycling injury. Whether your child rides on public roads, behind parked cars, on driveways or in the park, accidents do happen and your child may take a tumble into a tree or onto the pavement. However as a parent it is up to you to ensure that this risk is minimised by teaching your children about road and bike safety.
No child should ever be allowed to ride without a helmet and it is up to us as parents to lead by example.
For more information about bicycle safety please visit kid safe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate bicycle safety.
Child Car Restraints
Our children are so precious, we would do anything to ensure their safety. The leading cause of death and the third most frequent cause of hospitalisation for children 0 - 14 years is from transport related injury. The law requires that drivers ensure that all children, up to 16 years of age, travelling in their motor vehicle are restrained in an approved child restraint or seat belt. Approved child restraints are marked with the code AS: 1754 and must be correctly anchored to the vehicle and be suitable for the child's size and weight.
DID YOU KNOW?
- In the USA, passenger airbags have been implicated in the deaths of 21 children, including six infants in rearward facing seats
- If a child is not restrained correctly the driver could be fined $500 and lose FOUR demerit points per child
- Children incorrectly or inapropriately restrained are a a greater risk of serious injury in a motor vehicle collision
There are a lot of facts regarding child car restraints that alot of drivers are unaware of. However by learning these facts we maybe able to save a child's life or protect them from serious injury. Its4kidz encourages all parents and friends of parents to read the car restraints fact sheet on the kids safe website. Visit kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the middle of the page to locate the child car restraints fact sheet. For more reading check out the booklet Smart Steps A Guide to Child Car Restraints (under the smart steps resources heading).
Click on the link below for information regarding where to get your child's car seat fitted correctly.
Don't let this picture be you!!!! For more information regarding child car restraints freecall kidsafewa on 1800 802 244.
Childhood Drowning
Drowning is the most common cause of accidental death in Australian children aged between 0 - 4 years. Educate yourself and family members on the risks not only in obvious situations but around the home as well. A child can drown silently in less then 2 minutes in as little as 5cm of water.
For more information please go tokidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the childhood drowning link.
Choking and Suffocation
Children under the age of five are at the highest risk of experiencing a choking episode. Anything that fits inside a 35mm film cannister can be a choking hazard.
Do you know what to do if your child is choking? Are you aware of what simple household things have led to the choking or suffocation of children?
If the answer to these questions is NO visit the kidsafe-fact sheets page and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the choking and suffocation link.
Dog Attacks
Parents, Grandparents, Friends and Baby-sitters are all recommended to have a read of the kid safe fact sheet providing some safety tips to prevent a child in your care from being bitten or injured by a dog. Most dog attacks occur at home often by a beloved pet. Having the knowledge in the back of your mind can help protect your child and if you are thinking of buying a pet dog, it will encourage you to do some research on dog breeds and your requirements first.
For more information please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the dog attacks link.
Electrical Safety
Kids love to stick things in electric plugs. As much fun as this may be for them it is actually really dangerous and could cause serious injury or death. If you need some advice on minimising electrical hazards in your home please visit kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the electrical safety link.
Fire and Burns
Do you have smoke detectors installed in your home?
Do you sleep your child in australian standard bed wear?
Have you got a family fire escape plan that you practice with your children at least twice a year?
Fires spread quickly and accidents do happen. The great majority of child fires and burn deaths, are associated with fires in private dwellings such as houses, flats and caravans.
For more information on fire and burns and how to educate yourself and your children please visit kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you find the fire and burns link.
First Aid Kits For Your Home, Car and Nappy Bag
All homes and cars should have a suitable up to date first aid kit. Accidents can happen anytime or anywhere and they often occur when you are least prepared. A Nappy Bag is also the ideal place to have an on-the-go first aid kit.
This page includes some examples of the products you should have in your first aid kit. Take this list to your local Pharmacy and ask the staff to provide you with the items to fill your kit. They can even provide you with suitable containers to make your frist aid kit easily identifyable.
Home Safety Checklist
Itz4kidz recommends that all their customers print out the home safety checklist. Go to kidsafe-factsheets and scroll down towards the middle of the page till you find the Home Safety Checklist link.
A good way to make sure your house is as safe as it can be for your family and the family of friends.
Hot Cars and Children
On a typical Australian summer day, the temperature inside a parked car can be as much as 30 - 40 degrees higher then the outside temperature. Even leaving your car window down about 5cm will result in only a slight temperature drop. 75% of this temperature rise occurs within 10 minutes of closing the car door and leaving.
For more information on the risk of hot cars and children go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you find the hot cars link.
Nursery Equipment
Are you expecting a baby? or is it time to do up your toddlers room? There is so much to think about and it is very exciting preparing for the arrival of a new baby or transforming your toddlers room into their own space.
Before you go and spend your money on all the necessary items take 5 minutes to print out the kid safe fact sheet on Nursery Furniture. Read through it and take it shopping with you. Remember it is not how nice the nursery or bed-room looks, it is how safe it is for your precious one.
Go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you find the nursery equipment link.
Pedestrian Safety
Every week a child pedestrian is killed in Australia. Pedestrian injuries can be severe. Head and Internal injuries are common among those hospitalised. Because of this pedestrian injuries are a significant cause of child disability.
For more information and to print out the fact sheet on how to teach your child about road safety, please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the pedestrian safety link.
PlayGround Safety
We've all heard some horror playgound stories. In our family alone our parents had to contend with a broken arm (monkey bars), broken leg (bowled over by another child), severe and deep wound of the upper thigh (bolts on a swing set) not to mention the routine cuts and grazes.
For some simple advice on playground safety whether you are at the lcoal park, back-yard swing set or latest coffee fun house please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the playground safety link.
Poisoning
Child poisoning can occur at any time. But especially when you make a change from your normal routine. Between the age of 1 to 3 years, children begin to get skills that make them more mobile. This means potentially toxic products are more easily reached. The most common product involved in poisoning cases is paracetamol (a common painkiller found in almost every household).
For more information on how to prevent poisoning in your home please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the poisonings link.
Safety in The Driveway
We have all seen the news stories that have sent a shiver up our spine. The tragic loss of a child killed in the home driveway often by a slow moving vehicle driven by a parent, relative or friend. Young children are naturally inquisitive and want to see what is going on. In the time it takes for a driver to say good-bye and start the car, a child can move from a safe position, onto the driveway and into the path of a vehicle. Small children can be impossible to see from inside a car, especially if they are directly behind it.
More some more facts and safety tips on safety in the driveway, please go to kidsafe-fact sheets in the left hand column and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you locate the fact sheet titled safety in the driveway.
Scalds
A scald is a burn injury caused by hot liquid, hot vapour or steam. For young children scalds are commonly associated with hot drinks, water being boiled for drinks, cooking and hot food and hot tap water.
Apart from the pain, suffering and scarring that can result from thses injuries, scalds can be expensive to treat. One case of a hot water scalding in the bath involved and initial stay in hospital of 101 days and a medical cost of over $1 million. Severe scalds can scar a child for life.
For more information, please go to kidsafe-fact sheets and scroll down towards the bottom of the page until you find the link titled scalds.
Disclaimer
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