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This post contains very important information to prevent common child accidents. The post comes from First Aid for L<\/a><\/span>ife, first aid experts who provide advice and training. On their website, you can find lots of useful free resources too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every year, around 2 million children attend A&E due to accidents. Over 76,000 of these require admission to hospital \u2013 that is nearly 1500 children a week!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Accidental injury is one of the biggest single causes of death in the UK for children over the age of one. More children die each year due to accidents than from illnesses such as leukaemia or meningitis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children should never be over-protected or wrapped in cotton wool. They do need to take measured risks and the inevitable bumps and bruises are a healthy part of growing up. However, it is vitally important to have the knowledge to anticipate and prevent serious childhood injuries that can cause long-term damage and have life-changing consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children develop at different rates; they reach milestones at totally different times and some miss out stages altogether. You will know your child well, but may not anticipate at what point they will suddenly roll, become mobile or be able to reach new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is exciting to see how quickly children grow, and to revel in new developments such as grabbing things, rolling over, crawling, standing, climbing, opening bottles and turning handles. However, it\u2019s when these new abilities take us by surprise that serious childhood accidents can result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my children were younger, we had regular visits from older cousins and friends\u2019 children. This gave us some insight into the next stages for our little ones. Things of no interest to our children, or things way out of their reach, became a source of fascination for our visitors. Anticipating possible risks was incredibly useful as it meant we were always one step ahead in the battle to stay safe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The six most common childhood accidents are:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Falls<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Burns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Suffocation\/Strangulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Poisoning<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Drowning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There are simple safety precautions that all households can easily adopt to minimise the risk of children having accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Preventing falls<\/h4>\n\n\n\n