Injury has now replaced disease as the biggest
single cause of death to Australian children after their first birthday.
Each week in NSW as a result of unintentional injury:
1) approximately 1,300 children will be treated in a hospital emergency department,
2) many more children will be treated by General Practitioners,
3) on average 350 children will be hospitalised, and
4) between 1 and 2 children will, unfortunately, die.
60% of these preventable incidents occur in the home.
A home represents different things to different people. Wealth, success,
family, security or a place to hang your hat, the home is a large
part of our lives. We invest large amounts of our finance, time and
future in designing and maintaining our homes. Most couples seek the
dream of owning their home before starting a family. So why are homes
designed for adults?
You are invited to explore the following pages, which
have been designed to enable you to make informed choices about your
child's safety in the home, within an array of issues.
The causes for these children's injuries have been
linked to various issues including environmental aspects, products
design or a combination of these factors with the lack of understanding
by the carer or parent on how important child supervision is.
Child supervision is major factor in the prevention
of child related injuries and deaths to children in Australia.