Keeping Children Safe Keeping Children Safe
Research study outcome
University of Nottingham
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    • Why are childhood accidents and injuries important? 

    Q How common are accidents in children?

    • On average, one child in six is taken to hospital after an accident each year

    injuries

    • Every year in the UK about 480,000 children under 5 years of age have to go to hospital following an accident at home

    Q How many children have to stay in hospital due to an injury?

    • 39,123 children under the age of 5 were admitten to hospital in England due to an injury over a 12 month period 2012-13. Most of these were due to accidents at home

    For more facts and figures visit:

    http://www.makingthelink.net/tools/five-under-fives-preventing-serious-accidents-children-under-five

    http://www.rospa.com/homesafety/adviceandinformation/childsafety/accidents-to-children.aspx

    This research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Programme Grants for Applied Research Programme (RP-PG-407-10231)

    Disclaimer

    The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

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