More people are injured at home than anywhere else in New Zealand. Children factor highly in our home injury statistics. You can help reduce these numbers by making each area of your home safer for your children. Did you know? A quarter of child pedestrians who end up in hospital are run over in their own driveway 40% of New Zealand households have dangerously hot water. About two classrooms of children end up in hospital each year with burns from hot tap water Each year 700 children cut themselves badly enough at home to be admitted to hospital Doors account for 65% of children’s hand injuries For under-fives, 40% of drownings happen at home. Baths are the most common cause of drowning in infants under 12 months old. (Information and stats in this post are from the ACC website - acc.co.nz/preventing-injuries)
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:47:51 +0000
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