Includes information on child home safety research.

This report is said to provide "... information on the social health and wellbeing of New Zealand society. Indicators are used to measure levels of wellbeing, to monitor trends over time, and to make comparisons with other countries." PDF available at: http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/tools/previous-reports.html

This report is said to provide "... information on the social health and wellbeing of New Zealand society. Indicators are used to measure levels of wellbeing, to monitor trends over time, and to make comparisons with other countries." PDF available at: http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/tools/previous-reports.html

This report evaluates the range of programmes run by Community Transport to promote alternatives to single-occupant car use, increase road safety and reduce emissions - in line with Auckland Transport's goals.

This is a report of a workshop about cycling in Western Australia. Two Dutch cycling experts were invited to present and facilitate the workshop: Martijn J. te Lintelo (City of Nijmegen-Local Government) and Arie Vijfhuizen (Royal Haskoning DHV-Private Sector). The visit consisted of three planning days and a full day imagineering Workshop. The planning days provided the Dutch experts with an overview of the Perth context and an opportunity to experience Perth as a cyclist as well as site visits to a number of example roads. This element was critical to ensuring that Arie and Martijn built a good background on the key issues and challenges. 140 people attended the workshop from state/local government, private sector transport planners/traffic engineers/urban planners, academics, advocacy groups and individual advocates. The workshop had a focus on five key areas to assist with the ongoing development of a number of key initiatives within the Western Australian Bicycle Network Plan: Local Roads; Arterial Roads; Connections to Schools; Connection to rail stations and hospitals; Roundabouts. [From "Introduction"].

Short item about the 20km signs for school buses promoted by Rural Women.

This 'Book of abstracts' features the conference abstracts and the programme. It also describes the conference posters. There is some reference to a new initiative - Safe Children Communities.(e.g. on pages 134-5) See also: http://falun.se//safecom

This item is a file of child growth charts which cover 2-20 year of age and show height and weight. These growth charts are regularly referred to in relation to age, height and weight of children and their transition from the use of one style of child restraint to the use of another type. Available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/

This media release details the provisional drowning figure for January 2002 where 23 people drowned, six higher than the average for the past five years and almost double that of last year. Also includes a spreadsheet "Drowning Statistics by Activity, January to January, by year.

This is the 24th and final Report of the Home and Leisure Accident Surveillance System (HASS). The report includes statistics for accidents that have happened in the home and at leisure in the UK where the victim has sought treatment at a hospital during 2000, 2001 and 2002. This report will provide you with: -Background information on HASS -Data on home and leisure accidents in the UK where patients have attended hospital accident and emergency departments in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The data was gathered by interviewing patients at A & E units in a representative sample of up to 18 hospitals across the UK. In 2000, for example, over 300,000 cases were recorded. These sample cases give us a clear picture of the nature of the estimated five and a half million home and leisure accidents annually in the UK that caused people to seek hospital treatment.

These vouchers for 25% discount off lifejackets from The Warehouse were developed for the Safekids Campaign 2007/08 as part of the drowning prevention theme. They apply for the month of October 2007. They feature the text: 'Support Safekids Campaign & keep your kids safe in, on or around water'.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that 35 witnesses have registered to testify about all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety at the commission's regional public hearing to be held in Morgantown, W.Va., on June 5, 2003. Estimated ATV-related injuries in the U.S. have doubled in a recent 5-year period and deaths also continue to climb. The 35 witnesses include medical doctors, injury prevention researchers, ATV dealers, ATV riders, consumer safety advocates, and families of victims from ATV-related crashes. "The diversity of views is exactly what we want to hear at the ATV safety hearing," said CPSC Chairman Hal Stratton. "We are concerned about the disproportionate increase in the number of deaths and injuries associated with ATV use in recent years, and we hope the hearing will help us understand the causes of these deaths and injuries."

Nine people drowned in New Zealand during march taking the drowning total for the first three months of 2003 to 37. The most common cause of drowning so far in 2003 has been swimming related recreation with 9 fatalities in the first three months.

This article describes the testing of seven 'all-terrain', three-wheeled strollers or 'baby buggies'. The testing included lab tests of construction and performance and family 'road tests'. A 'checklist' of features to consider, including comments on their pros and cons, is also included. Relevant standards are cited and two models are recommended.

This road safety pamphlet was done in association with Kidsafe Week 2002.

In January 2000, a number of trial 40km/h school zones started operating in Christchurch City. The trial aimed to assess their effectiveness in reducing speeds outside schools and, if the results justified it, assist the Land Transport Safety Authority (LTSA) in establishing guidelines. This Traffic Note details the guidelines arising from the trial results.

School’s out, the office is closed, and more people than usual take to the roads. So it’s not surprising that holidays dominate the list of days when the most motor vehicle crash deaths occur. What’s interesting is how the pattern of deaths varies throughout the year. “It’s important to note that, while more deaths do occur on some of the holidays, the toll of fatalities is relentless every day, all year long,” says Allan Williams, the Institute’s chief scientist. The average during the 17 years from 1986 through 2002 was 117 deaths per day. As Americans celebrate independence on the 4th of July each year, an average of 161 people die in motor vehicle crashes. This is 12 more deaths than the average on any other single day of the year and about 40 percent more crash deaths than occur on an average day. The second worst day for crash deaths during the 17-year span was July 3. July 2 also was among the list of 10 days with the most deaths. Institute researchers analyzed data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System, an annual census of fatal crashes on U.S. roads. The motor vehicle deaths were sorted by month, day, and hour. The period 1986-2002 was chosen to balance the effects of travel on the weekends. Researchers also gathered information on the characteristics of the people and vehicles involved in the fatal crashes. Six of the 10 days with the most deaths were holidays or near holidays. Besides the high toll on July 2-4, there was December 23, January 1, and September 2. The other four days on the “worst” list were in August.

This factsheet contains data on 4-to 8-year old children in car crashes generated from the Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS) study, a research collaboration between The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm. Information is provided under the following headings: (1) The Recommendation for Proper Restraint of 4-to 8-year-old Children, (2) Barriers to Booster Seat Use, (3) Head and Face Injuries Most Common, (4) Optimizing Safety in 4 Steps: a) Restrain Children on Every Trip, b) Use Rear Seat for All Children Under 13 Years, c) Use Appropriate Restraint for Age and Size, and d) Use Restraint Correctly.

ACC poster

The Queensland Trauma Registry is a research project that has collected and reported injury data since 1998 and now twenty Queensland public hospitals are collecting and systematically reviewing QTR data. This brief one side report focuses on child driveway run over deaths and injuries in Queensland over Jan. 2005 - Jun. 2009 giving detailed stats on deaths, injuries and hospitalisations.

This media release states that half of all home swimming pools do not comply with the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987.

This one page flyer provides information which will help you to maximise the safety and effectiveness of child restraints by following the 6 easy steps presented.

Six people drowned in New Zealand during May. Half the number from May 2000 and three lower than the average May drowning toll for the last five years. This media release is also accompanied by a spreadsheet detailing "Drowning statistics by activity January to May by year."

The lowest drowning figures on record were released by Water Safety New Zealand, detailing that 65 people had drowned during the eight month period January to August, the lowest total since records began in 1980. Includes drowning statistics by activity, January to August by year, spreadsheet.

A CD-Rom which contains all of the abstracts from papers presented at this conference.

Latest statistics of drownings in New Zealand by activity to September 2000

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to review the reported toxicity of reed diffuser fragrance liquid which, in addition to essential oils, commonly contains glycol ethers but other ingredients and/or alternatives are 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol, petroleum distillates, ethanol and isopropanol. METHODS: We analysed retrospectively enquiries to the United Kingdom National Poisons Information Service between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2014. RESULTS: 754 patients were exposed to reed diffusers; the majority (n = 712) were children < 5 years. Ingestion was the most common route of exposure (706 of 754 patients) and involved the liquid alone (n = 570), water beads alone (n = 84), sucking on the reeds (n = 31) or ingesting the liquid and water beads (n = 21). The reported amount of fragrance liquid ingested was known in only 76 of 591 cases (12.9%), with a median (IQR) volume of 20.0 (IQR = 10-40) mL. The WHO/IPCS/EC/EAPCCT Poisoning Severity Score (PSS) was known in 702 of 706 sole ingestions: in 574 (81.3%), the PSS was 0 (asymptomatic); in 117 (16.6%) patients, the PSS was 1 (minor toxicity); in 11 (1.6%), the PSS was 2 (moderate toxicity); there were no patients with features graded PSS 3 (severe toxicity). Significantly (p = 0.008) more patients became symptomatic (PSS 1 and PSS 2) following the ingestion of a reed diffuser containing 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butanol than propylene glycol monobutyl ether, though there was no significant difference when compared with those containing dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether (p = 0.181). The most common features following ingestion of fragrance liquid were nausea and vomiting (n = 53), coughing (n = 17) and CNS depression (n = 9). Seven patients suffered eye exposure alone: two developed eye pain and four conjunctivitis. Dermal exposure alone was reported in six patients, two of whom developed skin irritation. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients in our study developed no features or only minor symptoms following ingestion of reed diffuser fragrance liquid.

AIMS: To ascertain morbidity and mortality of children who presented to Starship Children’s Hospital with injuries from a quad bike incident from 2007 to 2014, and to review whether current guidelines are sufficient to prevent injury. METHODS: A retrospective case note review of all children under the age of 16 years who presented to Starship Hospital with an injury sustained whilst riding a quad bike between January 2007 and July 2014. RESULTS:Twenty-seven patients were identified through both the Starship Children’s Hospital Trauma and Paediatric Intensive Care databases with injuries resulting from a quad bike incident. Fifteen patients (56%) had multisystem injuries. The average injury severity score (ISS) was 14 (range 1-75). ISS was higher in those of younger age (<5 years), lower body weight (<20kg), requiring PICU admission and those sustaining head injuries with no helmet. Seven (25.9%) patients required PICU admission, two patients died (7.4%) and three patients (12%) survived to discharge with disability. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports current published Guidelines which recommend limiting the use of quad bikes by children. Current guidelines do not, however, prevent injury in the paediatric population.

80 people have drowned in the period Jan-Jun 2000 compared to 59 for the same period in 1999. This media release discusses these figures.

This 2006 conference held in Durban, South Africa, focused on the global injury burden and the urgent need to translate scientifically produced data into prevention action as articulated in the “Durban Call to Action”. It also focused on giving substance and form to the quest to secure safety as a human right. This conference was attended by Safekids Director Ann Weaver and Policy Analyst Julie Chambers who presented a paper on the questions of banning baby bathseats.

William Shatner introduces this US/Canada programme about five cases of unintentional injury. The accounts are personal, with accident events being recreated using the actual participants. The programme includes interviews with parents, hospital staff and others involved in the accident in some way. The cases are : a girl (about 5 years old) is crushed by a school bus as she tries to retrieve something blown under the bus by the wind, a young girl is hit by a car when riding a bicycle without a helmet, a two year old boy is burned by hot grease when he pulls the chord and pan over him, two cases of child poisoning. Parents talk frankly about their emotional response to the accidents. The incidents are used as platforms for highlighting prevention issues - helmet campaigns, the American and Canadian Safe Kids Campaign, childproofing ones home etc.;Video also contains adverts - one launching SAFE KIDS CANADA, and another promoting Esso petrol and the wearing of seat belts.;Suitable for parents, older children and prevention workers

Reference resource for school staff who have received advice or training using the 'liten up' approach from a therapist.

BACKGROUND: Childhood injury is a leading cause of hospitalisation, yet there has been no comprehensive examination of child injury and survival over time in Australia. To examine the characteristics, temporal trend and survival for children who were hospitalised as a result of injury in Australia. METHOD: A retrospective examination of linked hospitalisation and mortality data for injured children aged 16 years or less during 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2012. Negative binomial regression examined change in injury hospitalisation trends. Cox proportional hazard regression examined the association of risk factors on 30-day survival. RESULTS: There were 6 86 409 injury hospitalisations, with an age-standardised rate of 1489 per 1 00 000 population (95% CI 1485.3 to 1492.4) in Australia. Child injury hospitalisation rates did not change over the 10-year period. For every severely injured child, there are at least 13 children hospitalised with minor or moderate injuries. The total cost of child injury hospitalisations was $A2.1 billion (annually $A212 million). Falls (38.4%) were the most common injury mechanism. Factors associated with a higher risk of 30-day mortality were: child was aged =10 years, higher injury severity, head injury, injured in a transport incident or following drowning and submersion or other threats to breathing, during self-harm and usual residence was regional/remote Australia. CONCLUSIONS: Childhood injury hospitalisation rates have not reduced in 10 years. Children's patterns of injury change with age, and priorities for injury prevention alter according to developmental stages. The development of a national multisectorial childhood injury monitoring and prevention strategy in Australia is long overdue.

Report looks at trends in child injury in Australia.

Inflicted burns are one of the leading causes of abuse-related fatalities in children. Between 30 and 60% of children accidentally returned to abusive homes suffer reabuse. Given the high chance for abuse recurrence and the associated morbidity/mortality, it is critical that inflicted burns are promptly identified to guide appropriate medical and child welfare management. Although previous studies proposed historical and mechanistic features using noncomparative or poorly powered data, this study utilized comparative data from a 6-year period (2009-2014) at a certified burn center along with expert analysis from Child Advocacy and Protective Services (CAPS) to provide higher level evidence supporting classical findings while elucidating new features with respect to burn severity and required interventions. A retrospective chart review of 408 pediatric burns was cross-referenced with the respective CAPS consultations to construct a multidisciplinary, deidentified database. The average age was 2.9 years (0.04-17 years) with 232 (57%) males and 330 (81%) African-Americans. CAPS investigations confirmed burn etiologies: noninflicted (346 [85%]), negligent (30 [7%]), and inflicted (32 [8%]). In comparing the three etiologies, statistical significance (P <.05) was observed for numerous variables including historical inconsistency, burn age, child welfare history, burn size and depth, distribution, concomitant injury rates, number of surgical interventions, infectious complications, and hospital length of stay. In addition to reaffirming classical features of abusive burns to fortify etiologic diagnoses, this study elucidated appreciable differences in burn severity, interventional sequelae, and burn-related complications, which will help guide medical and surgical interventions for future pediatric burn patients.

This paper review the epidemiology of dog bites, examines the conditions under which bites occur, and discusses behavioral factors related to the dog and to the child that determine whether a bite will occur. Dog bites then are compared with other childhod injuries, and strategies for intervening both before and after a dog bite occurs and discussed.

new Zealand's local authorities have every reason to promote cycling: as a contribution to sustainable management of transport networks and as a counter to airborne pollution. But the challenge is to reverse a trend that's seen, between 1986 and 2001, the number of cycling commuters drop by 50 percent. Although this requires councils and the community to work in tandem to develop a cycle-friendly strategy, it doesn't necessitate a cycles-only infrastructure. What such a partnership does demand, however, is for councils to commit to ensuring that cycle planning and design is included within transportation planning. This abridged paper provides an overview of the Council role in such a partnership, and discusses the merits and value of preparing strategies that provide the framework and direction to recognise the needs of not only cyclists but also non-cyclists, and to integrate their needs into transport planning and design.

This study examined parental perceptions of the benefits and barriers to bicycle helmet use and their level of knowledge about bicycle safety issues. A school-based bicycle safety education program was taught to first- and second-grade students in a rural/suburban school district by a graduate nursing student. Pender's Health Promotion Model was the theoretical framework used to guide this research study. A parent Bicycle Helmet Questionnaire (BHQ) developed by the author was the tool used to gather data. The study determined that parents of children in schools that received the educational intervention prior to completing the questionnaire had significantly higher knowledge level scores and that the majority of parents were in favor of bicycle helmet legislation for children. The implications from this research study include the importance of bicycle safety education interventions for students and parents and the need to implement bicycle helmet legislation.

This article is an opinion piece which questions why there has been an increase in head injuries amongst injured cyclists over the last decade even though helmet-wearing rates have increased. The main emphasis of the article is that there is more to bicycle safety than just helmets..."public health officials were realizing that in addition to promoting helmet use, safety officials must teach good riding skills, promote good driving practices and create safer places for people to ride...Promoting bicycle helmets without teaching riders about traffic laws or safe riding practices can encourage a false sense of security, according to several risk experts."