The Child Accident Prevention Trust is a chairty aimed at providing information and support to families regarding safety. Some of the subjects they cover include Burns, Posioning, Choke Hazzards, Drowning, Fall and Car Sear Safety.

• Over 800 children aged one to nine die each year in the UK. One in eight of these deaths are caused by accidents.
• Last year, over 45,000 under-fives were admitted to hospitals across England, Scotland and Wales as a result of accidents.
• Almost three-quarters of these accidents happened at home.
• Nearly 1,300 young people aged 10 to 19 die each year in the UK. One in three of these deaths are caused by accidents.
• Accidental injury is the leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 19.
• There is a strong link between deprivation and the risk of death throughout childhood.

To prevent accidents this week is about highlighting how easily there can occur. We often here of stories on our courses of accidental posioning, falls and choking. In the control room a common occurance is burns, fractures and head injuries. Luckily as much less common occurance is drowning and strangulation. Whenever a call comes in regarding a child, regardless of the cause one thing is the same, the panic in the parents voice and the utter guilt that the accident has happened. 

You can download the CAPT Child Safety Pack Here