Each year 200,000 children attend accident and emergency departments in hospitals and 750 children die as a result of accidents. This book looks at how accidents happen, identifing measures to decrease childhood accidents. The main injury problems experienced by children in Britain are highlighted and are compared with other countries. Particular attention is paid to those areas meriting greater remedial measures - how products can be improved, how the environment can be changed, educational needs and teaching responsibilities. This book is designed to be of interest to nursery nurses, health visitors, parents, teachers and playgroup leaders.
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Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Illustrationen
11 line illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 157 mm
Breite: 234 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-340-37001-8 (9780340370018)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Introduction: the greatest killer of all; why do children have accidents?; road traffic and other transport accidents; accidents in the home; accidents at school and at play; sports and leisure accidents; accidents at work including on the farm; natural and manmade disasters; non-accidental injuries; what can we do to prevent children's accidents?; who is responsible?; the need for evaluation; where do we go from here?; usefull addresses.
