Daily Child Safety Week tips to help you keep your children safe: Thursday – Falls

This week, running from 21 – 27 June, is Child Safety Week. The campaign comes from the Child Accident Prevention Trust who are aiming to raise awareness of the number of accidents that seriously injure or kill children and how parents can take measures to avoid them happening.

Thursday – falls
Toddlers fall constantly as they find their feet.  But some falls, like from a window or down stairs, or even whilst being carried, can damage babies’ and toddlers’ brains as well as their bodies.  Today 45 toddlers will be admitted into hospital because they’ve had a serious fall. 

You can prevent serious falls by fixing window locks, which stop windows opening more than 6cm (2.5 inches) wide.  And stairgates can stop your child climbing stairs or falling down them.  It’s also good to keep hallways and stairs free of toys and clutter, so that you don’t trip when you’re carrying your child.

Join parents throughout the country and pledge your time with the Child Safety Week Time Pledge and find out how to protect your child from serious accidents.

http://www.childsafetyweek.org.uk/child-safety-week/