My beautiful niece who is 19 months and my handsome nephew who is 3 yrs. old
My older sister and her husband are great parents. My sister is a great mother and has gone the extra mile to ensure that her children are safe when at home. I included a picture of my niece and nephew because every time I see them, I am reminded how much I love them and how important it is to protect them. Children need protecting because they cannot protect themselves.
In accordance to the chart below, even though unintentional injuries can be prevented, the number of children suffering death is too high. Protecting children from unintentional injuries is necessary!
When given the right resources and proper education on how to prevent unintentional injuries, proper focus can be put towards making the environment surrounding children safer and can help caregivers become more conscious of potential dangers.
Infants who fall into the category of 4 and under, is the group more likely to sustain unintentional injuries that result in death or disability than any other group. This was scary to me because both my niece and nephew fall under this group. The following link under infant, has great information on potential danger areas for all groups listed in the chart below.
United States' Injury Death Rates by Type of Injury and Age (1996)
Safe Kids USA is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, and is a great global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury. More than 450 coalitions in 16 countries made up of health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments and volunteers with the focus to educate and protect families.
Please click on the link above to become more informed on how to protect children from unintentional injuries. Safe Kids USA also has it’s own Youtube account featuring many quick and informative videos on how to prevent injuries at home, at play, and on the way. They have created the Danger Rangers to help inform children of potential dangers. Below is a PSA in 2006 that I thought was informative and important.
I was surprised to see how many serious accidents occur that could be prevented. As the oldest of six children and having been a nanny for several years, I understand that children are curious and often get into trouble. However, many of the things on this list could be avoided.