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BUTTON BATTERY ALERT!
Button batteries are increasingly found in household devices. If a child swallows a button battery it can get stuck in their oesophagus or elsewhere in their system, and burn through soft tissue in as little as two hours, causing serious illness or death.
Free Online Program CPR Training for Parents
If your child stopped breathing today, would you know what to do?
The Children's Hospital at Westmead has developed a free online program, ‘CPR Training for Parents,’ to teach the steps involved in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for a baby (aged less than 12 months) or a child (aged over one year). These steps can also be used on an adult.
Children and Concussion - When in doubt, sit it out!
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead has launched an awareness campaign on the signs and symptoms of concussion after an alarming increase in child sports concussions. Sport and play are an important part of the healthy growth and development of children and young people, and they should be encouraged to participate. It is important however to be aware of concussion so that children may be given the best care when needed.
Help keep children safe around roads! NEW BLOG!
Ask any parent or guardian what one of their greatest fears is. Each and every one will no doubt answer that their child coming into any kind of harm is almost unthinkable.
Top 10 Misunderstood Road Rules
The Centre for Road Safety have released a summary of the top 10 misunderstood road rules.
Mandatory standard- installation of window coverings
The mandatory standard that deals with the installation services of window coverings was made on 28 March 2014. This regulation commences on 1 January 2015 - the new requirements do not apply until that date.
Child Restraint Guidelines: Keeping children as safe as possible while travelling in a motor vehicle
The National Guidelines for the Safe Restraint of Children Travelling in Motor Vehicles have been developed by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and Kidsafe- The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia.
Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision makers and practitioners
Each year, more than 270 000 pedestrians lose their lives on the world's roads, while millions are left with injuries or permanent disabilities. Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners, jointly developed by WHO, the FIA Foundation, the Global Road Safety Partnership and the World Bank, and many experts from around the world, provides practical information on how to plan, implement and evaluate a pedestrian safety programme.
Laws for windows in NSW strata buildings
The NSW government has moved to prevent children falling from multi-storey homes by requiring all above ground windows to be fitted with locks or safety devices.
Mandatory Standard for Baby Walkers
The Commonwealth Assistant Treasurer has made a new mandatory safety standard for baby walkers which commences on 15 February 2013.
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