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Pandemic safety advice

Here we focus on the risks and serious injuries that are likely to be heightened during the pandemic.

Parents

Download our Parents Pack for essential advice on keeping your children safe during the pandemic.

Practitioners

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Burns and Scalds

For parents under pressure, preventing serious burns at home in lockdown can seem like too much to think about. But with these simple tips parents can feel like they are winning against burns. Read more

Donate

Every penny of your donation counts towards the vital work we do in preventing childhood accidents and life-changing injuries. Please donate what you can. Read more

Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here. Read more

Poisoning

Our hands and homes have never been so clean! But do all these cleaning things increase the risk of poisoning to small children? Here we share simple tips to keep children out of harm’s way. Read more

Roads

As roads become busy again, how do we adjust and make sure children are safe around them? Our simple tips can help. Read more

Latest

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Toddler’s tragic accident highlights the dangers of blind cords

A two-year-old boy has been strangled by a window blind cord, highlighting how important it is to be aware of blind cords safety in your home.
Magnetic toys – a warning to parents

The worrying case of a three-year-old highlights a disturbing trend in serious injuries from children swallowing small, round, coloured magnets from magnetic toys.
Battery lodged in baby’s food pipe for four months

11-month-old Sofia-Grace was rejecting solid food because she had a button battery lodged in her throat for four months. The outcome could well have been catastrophic.

Child Safety Week is here!

Do you work with families? Download our free safety advice to share far and wide. We’ve got fact sheets, articles and activity sheets as well as our hugely popular Parents Pack.
Button batteries

Button batteries, particularly big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly hurt or kill a small child if they swallow one and it gets stuck in their food pipe. Find out how to keep children safe.
Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Making sense of accidents

Many accidents are a part of growing up. Children need to explore and experiment. But some children suffer the pain of serious accidents that can alter the course of their lives forever. Most of these serious accidents are completely preventable by making simple solutions or changes to routines.
Choking

Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something, or swallowing something dangerous. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time - these are exactly the same size as a toddler's airway.
In-car safety

In-car safety can be a confusing area for parents and carers. You may find that you're not completely clear about the law, are unsure of the safest way for a child to travel, aren't using the most appropriate restraint or have badly fitting child car seats or booster seats which put a child at risk.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or grabbing hair straighteners.
Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.
Fidget spinners – a hidden hazard in the latest playground craze

Fidget spinners are the latest playground craze but doctors have raised concerns about cheap fidget spinners with LED lights powered by small button batteries.