Accidents are one of the biggest killers of children in the UK and put more children in hospital than any other cause.
However, many of these deaths and serious injuries can be prevented. Child Safety Week in the education campaign, raising awareness of serious childhood accidents and how to prevent them.
This years theme is “Avoid the worst. Put child safety first!�. The message is that everyone can be a ‘life-saver’ and even little things can make a different when it comes to preventing serious accidents to children.
For further information and resources visit:- Child Safety Week – website Or call 09065 151 436 (order line) or send for the Child Safety Week Resources Pack – Child Accident Prevention Trust, 22-26 Farringdon Lane, London EC1R 3AJ (send A4 stamped addressed envelope 61p). Orders by 12th June to guarantee delivery for Child Safety Week.