<<<... Check equipment often and repair worn, loose or broken parts. Teach your child how to climb off equipment safely. Supervise and get involved in your child's play! Helmets, skipping ropes and hood drawstrings can get caught in playground equipment and children may get strangled. Fingers can get caught in swing chains, so cover the chain with plastic chain covers. Tooth Tip! If a permanent tooth gets knocked out, put it back in its socket or place it in milk. Take both child and tooth to a dentist right away. Don't forget the sun screen and cover up!
Safe Transport
As the demand on our transportation infrastructure grows, the lives and health of Canadian children and youth become increasingly compromised. Motor vehicle passenger and pedestrian injuries are the leading cause of death of children and youth. Also, among Canadians under the age of 20, cyclists account for approximately one-quarter of hospitalizations for road vehicle injuries. Although railway injuries are less frequent, the devastating nature of these injuries almost always result in death. To help you and your family stay safe en route, injury prevention specialists have come up with some tips. Choose a topic from the list on the right.
Physical/Natural Environment
Although the impact of environmental contaminants on human health has been widely studied, few reports in the Canadian literature have focussed on the specific vulnerability of children. Because of their rapid growth, physiologic and metabolic immaturity, the fetus and child are often at increased risk from toxic substances in their environments. Furthermore, greater air, food, and fluid intakes relative to body weight compared with the adult, increase the child's potential for excessive exposures. Children's Environmental Health Health Impacts Bureau, Safe Environments Program, Health and Consumer Safety Branch (HECS)