Guidance

Unintentional injuries: prevention in children under 5 years

Guidance for all staff working with children under 5 years.

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Preventing unintentional injuries: a guide for all staff working with children under 5 years

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This guidance, produced in association with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), is for all staff working with children under 5 years and covers the 5 injury priorities:

  • choking, suffocation and strangulation
  • falls
  • burns and scalds
  • poisoning
  • drowning

The guidance also covers fire and roads.

Each injury priority includes data for England, actions for health professionals and safety messages for parents and carers.

Updates to this page

Published 27 February 2017

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