Accidents are the leading cause of death in children. It is also a preventable problem. The age where they are most common childhood accidents is between 2 and 3 years and between 11 and 14, are more common in boys than in girls.
The types of accidents were: trauma (mostly) foreign body injuries, poisoning, burns (especially in the kitchen), bites, scratches and bites and drowning.
To prevent accidental child must protect the child by removing the elements capable of injuring the child and promoting information and education to parents about safety in the home or car.
1.-home Precautions
Kitchen: is the most dangerous place for children, especially while cooking. You should list all cleaning items in a place not accessible to children, never touch the keys allow gas to reach or avoid sharp objects, matches or lighters. They should approach the hot oven.
Bath: be careful with putting non-slip falls in the tub or shower, you have to control the temperature of bath water and unplugging appliances while bathing the child.
Rest of the house, leaving no scope medicines, protecting furniture outlets and corners, not out of reach scissors or other sharp objects or cutting, do not let children play with plastic bags (choking hazard), the stairs and windows should be protected against falls. Care should be with chimneys.
2 .- Street Precautions
You have to educate children in road safety education: green and cross the pedestrian crossing. It should encourage the use of helmets for cycling and skateboarding. If children bathe in the pool or the sea must be accompanied by an adult and they must be protected from sunburn.
3 .- Car Safety
Should sit on the right devices for their age and weight.
4 .- Summary by age group
From 0 to 2 years
Car Safety
Bath water temperature
Fire safety in the home (kitchen)
Household hazardous items (plugs, points, sharp, windows, doors angles)
Prevention of foreign body aspiration
Storage of drugs and toxic substances and caustic (from 9 months)
From 2 to 6 years
Car safety and driver education
Safe storage of drugs and toxic substances
Household Hazardous Items
Preventing home fires
Pool Safety
Prevention of foreign body aspiration
Bicycle Safety
From 6 to 14 years
Car safety and driver education
Safety bicycle, moped and scooter
Council teenage temperance
Preventing home fires
Pool Safety
Poison Prevention
Prevention of violent behavior and use of weapons in adolescents
Obesidad y adolescencia
School failure
Abdominal pain in children
The child with repeated infections
Reasons for urgent consultations in the newborn
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Prevention and elimination of head lice
How to protect youth and adolescents of addiction to new technologies
Bullying: a case of all
Tonsils, adenoids and ear drainage. When to operate
Small tyrants always get their way
Learning to sleep
Healthy Eating in Children
Need for kindergartens child care in society
Detection of childhood deafness
Discipline: Punishment yes or no
Pets and children
The brothers jealousy
Travelling with children
