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Session 2Session 2
Putting Home Safety in Putting Home Safety in ContextContext
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Death and Injury StatisticsDeath and Injury Statistics
Accidents are a major cause of death
and injury in the UK
Each year on average…
•13,000 people die
•500,000 people are admitted to hospital
•7 million people attend A & E
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Accidental DeathsAccidental Deaths (UK 2002) (UK 2002)
Total Deaths = 12,367 estimated
Other 34%
Home 32%
Road 29%
Work 3%
Source: Office of National Statistics, Registrar’s General Scotland and Northern Ireland 2002
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It’ll Never Happen To Me…It’ll Never Happen To Me…
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The Child Health PictureThe Child Health Picture
1 – 4 years
5-14 years
Death rate per million population
8040
How do injuries compare to other child health problems ?
10 20 30 50 60 70
Injuries
Cancer
Diseases of Nervous System
Injuries
Congenital Abnormalities
Diseases of the Nervous System
Source: ONS 1997
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The Scale Of The ProblemThe Scale Of The Problem
During 2002:
• Its estimated that over 320 children under the age of 15 died as the result of an accident
• Over 2 million children attended A&Eas a result of accidents – about half of these happen in the home.
Source: Child Accident Prevention Trust
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Home Accidents to ChildrenHome Accidents to Children
Facts:
• 42% of all accidents involve falls of some kind (9 deaths)
• 72% of burn and scald injuries to children happen to the under 5s
• Accidents involving glass have increases over recent years
• Around 27,000 receive hospital treatment as a result of poisoning
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Home Accidents to Children Home Accidents to Children by Injury – UK 2002by Injury – UK 2002
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
Superficial
Open w
ound
BurnBruise
Concussion
Soft tissue
BoneTendon/joint
0-4
5-14
Source: Home Accident Surveillance System 2002
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Suspected Poisonings Suspected Poisonings Involving Household ItemsInvolving Household Items
National Estimate 33,272 UK 2002
Source: Home Accident Surveillance System 2002
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Location Of AccidentsLocation Of AccidentsAge 0-4 – UK 2002Age 0-4 – UK 2002
Kitchen Utility 9%
Living room/Dining room 23%
Bathroom 3%
Bedroom 12%Stairs inside 7%
Hall/Lobby 3%
Garden 8%
Patio/terrace 4%
Unspecified/indoors 13%Unspecified outdoors 12%
Source: Home Accident Surveillance System 2002
Other 6%
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Location Of AccidentsLocation Of AccidentsAge 0-14 – UK 2002Age 0-14 – UK 2002
020,00040,00060,00080,000
100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000
0-4
5-15
All
Source: Home Accident Surveillance System 2002
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Where Do Accidents Happen?Where Do Accidents Happen?
• The most serious happen in the kitchen and on the stairs
• The largest number of accidents happen in the living room
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When Do Accidents Happen ?When Do Accidents Happen ?
• The most common time of day for accidents to occur is in the evening between 6.00 and 7.00pm
• More accidents happen on a Sunday than any other day of the week
• More accidents happen in the summer with a peak in July
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Causes of AccidentsCauses of Accidents
Behavioural• Lapses of
attention• Mistaken actions• Attitude• Immaturity• Immobility
Environmental•Design•Product safety•Layout of room
Social factors•Inequalities•Culture•Isolation/loneliness
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Why Do Children Have Why Do Children Have Accidents?Accidents?
Small stature
Inquisitiveness
Bravado and horse play
Stress
Inexperience
Inadequate supervision
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The Cost Of AccidentsThe Cost Of Accidents
The annual treatment costs of accidents is estimated at :
£2.2 billion
(7% of NHS expenditure)
£200 million – child accidents
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Who Is At Risk ?Who Is At Risk ?• On average one child in twelve will
be treated for a home accident, each year
• Half of those treated will be under four
• Boys are more likely to have an accident than girls
• Children are more likely to revisit A&E following another accident
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InterventionsInterventions• Education
• Environment
• Engineering
• Enforcement
• Empowerment
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PreventionPrevention
• Primary– Preventing the accident from happening.
• Secondary– Reducing the risk of severity of injury once the
event has occurred.
• Tertiary– Minimising the consequences of an injury
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PreventionPrevention
• Active–Safety achieved by a deliberate
action
• Passive–Prevention provided without the
need for repeated human actions.
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PreventionPrevention
Active• Putting hot and cold
water in the bath separately
• Putting medicines out of reach of children
• Use rear hotplates on cooker and turn handles away from front
Passive• Fitting a thermostatic
mixing valve to hot water
• Supplying medicines in a Child-resistant containers
• Building houses with mains-powered smoke Alarms
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A Final Thought…A Final Thought…
Accidental injury is the biggest singlecause of death in UK children
3 children die in accidents every day
Accidents result in 10,000 childrenbeing permanently disabled each year
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A Happy Ending…A Happy Ending…