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Eustace de Sousa is national lead, children, young people and families, Public Health England. Abstract de Sousa E (2014) Preventing unintentional injuries in children. Nursing Times; 110: 47, 12-14. Parents and carers try to keep children safe but accidents do occur, particularly in children aged under five years, and many take place in the home. Although it is rare, some of these may even result in death. In an effort to reduce the incidence of these injuries and deaths, Public Health England published a report earlier this year that identifies who is at risk and how professionals involved in children’s early years care can help tackle the issue. This article summarises the key findings of that report. Keeping children safe in and around the home is every parent’s and carer’s priority but we know, from the moment a new baby is home, an infinite number of hazards and risks can lead to unintentional injuries. So what more can be done to keep children safe, and what is the role of health and early years staff ? This article draws on a report by Public Health England, published in the summer, which looks specifically at children aged under five in the home (Public Health England, 2014). Why focus on unintentional injuries and deaths? As part of its priority work on child and family health, PHE identified unintentional injuries as a major issue for the following reasons: » The numbers of children affected each year. Between 2008-09 and 2012-13, on 5 key points 1 More than a third of admissions in those aged 0-25 years are children aged under five 2There are more unintentional injuries and deaths in areas of deprivation than in wealthier areas 3Parents and carers may not realise which household objects are hazards 4Most injuries fall into one of five categories 5Multi-agency working is crucial to make homes safer for children average, 450,000 attended accident and emergency, 40,000 were admitted, and 60 under-fives died; » The particular impact on poorer households. Our analysis shows that unintentional injury rates were 45% higher for children from the most deprived areas compared with children from the least deprived; » Many of these injuries are avoidable. The work undertaken led to a collaboration with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), supported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Association of Directors of Public Health, to identify the scale of the issue and what action could be taken. PHE published its findings earlier this year along with data tools and more detailed analysis for local authorities, health services and injury prevention partnerships. The work focused on children aged under five years because this age group accounts for more than one in three of all hospital admissions for injuries in 0-25-year-olds (PHE, 2014). Research involving child survivors and their families has also shown that there can be significant psychological trauma (CAPT, 2014) to those involved in serious injuries beyond the physical harm caused. A serious burn or scald potentially has consequences that last a lifetime, as do injuries leading to a loss of function. Key findings Our analysis of injury and mortality data of under-fives found that in England, for each of the five years between 2008-09 and 2012-13, there were almost 40,000 emergency hospital admissions – this equates to 110 admissions each day of the week. Between 2008-09 and 2011-12 an analysisof hospital episode statistics showed there was a steady increase in admissions, but by 2012-13 this fell back to a level that was only just above the rates for 2008-09. Deaths from an unintentional injury for this age group in and around the home are relatively rare. Between 2008-09 and 2012- 13, an average of 60 children died each year but there is no room for complacency, as more can be done to prevent such events from happening altogether. Table 1 shows some of the main causes of death (for more detailed analysis please refer to the PHE (2014) report). Nationally, these deaths account for around 8% of all deaths in this age group.
ผู้เขียน Eustace de Sousa is national lead, children, young people and families, Public Health England. Abstract de Sousa E (2014) Preventing unintentional injuries in children. Nursing Times; 110: 47, 12-14. Parents and carers try to keep children safe but accidents do occur, particularly in children aged under five years, and many take place in the home. Although it is rare, some of these may even result in death. In an effort to reduce the incidence of these injuries and deaths, Public Health England published a report earlier this year that identifies who is at risk and how professionals involved in children’s early years care can help tackle the issue. This article summarises the key findings of that report. Keeping children safe in and around the home is every parent’s and carer’s priority but we know, from the moment a new baby is home, an infinite number of hazards and risks can lead to unintentional injuries. So what more can be done to keep children safe, and what is the role of health and early years staff ? This article draws on a report by Public Health England, published in the summer, which looks specifically at children aged under five in the home (Public Health England, 2014). Why focus on unintentional injuries and deaths? As part of its priority work on child and family health, PHE identified unintentional injuries as a major issue for the following reasons: » The numbers of children affected each year. Between 2008-09 and 2012-13, on 5 key points 1 More than a third of admissions in those aged 0-25 years are children aged under five 2There are more unintentional injuries and deaths in areas of deprivation than in wealthier areas 3Parents and carers may not realise which household objects are hazards 4Most injuries fall into one of five categories 5Multi-agency working is crucial to make homes safer for children average, 450,000 attended accident and emergency, 40,000 were admitted, and 60 under-fives died; » The particular impact on poorer households. Our analysis shows that unintentional injury rates were 45% higher for children from the most deprived areas compared with children from the least deprived; » Many of these injuries are avoidable. The work undertaken led to a collaboration with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), supported by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Association of Directors of Public Health, to identify the scale of the issue and what action could be taken. PHE published its findings earlier this year along with data tools and more detailed analysis for local authorities, health services and injury prevention partnerships. The work focused on children aged under five years because this age group accounts for more than one in three of all hospital admissions for injuries in 0-25-year-olds (PHE, 2014). Research involving child survivors and their families has also shown that there can be significant psychological trauma (CAPT, 2014) to those involved in serious injuries beyond the physical harm caused. A serious burn or scald potentially has consequences that last a lifetime, as do injuries leading to a loss of function. Key findings Our analysis of injury and mortality data of under-fives found that in England, for each of the five years between 2008-09 and 2012-13, there were almost 40,000 emergency hospital admissions – this equates to 110 admissions each day of the week. Between 2008-09 and 2011-12 an analysisof hospital episode statistics showed there was a steady increase in admissions, but by 2012-13 this fell back to a level that was only just above the rates for 2008-09. Deaths from an unintentional injury for this age group in and around the home are relatively rare. Between 2008-09 and 2012- 13, an average of 60 children died each year but there is no room for complacency, as more can be done to prevent such events from happening altogether. Table 1 shows some of the main causes of death (for more detailed analysis please refer to the PHE (2014) report). Nationally, these deaths account for around 8% of all deaths in this age group.
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