With the holiday season fast approaching there is no better time than now to give your child’s car restraint a once over. With longer travelling times expected at this time of year, it’s important to ensure children are more comfortable in their car seats. Now is the perfect time to look at refitting the restraint […]
Becoming a parent for the first time, or welcoming another child to your family, comes with many emotions and feelings. These can range from excitement and happiness to stress and nerves. However, it is important to remember that you are not alone, and support is available no matter what you feel. As part of Kidsafe […]
Kidsafe WA has recently released the Childhood Injury Bulletin: Pedestrian-related Injuries. Between July 2015 and June 2020, there were 537 pedestrian-related injury presentations to Perth Children’s Hospital Emergency Department. This accounts for 0.6 percent of all injury presentations during the five year period. Walking is an important part of children’s lives and plays a vital […]
Kidsafe WA was very fortunate to have guest speakers Annette Hoskin, Research Fellow at the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney and the Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia; and Ann-Maree Lynch Head of Department Poisons Information Centre, Adjunct Research Officer, Emergency Medicine, The University of Western Australia. Annette explored common eye injuries that […]
Summer holidays can be a fun-filled period of the year with many families planning long car trips and lots of activities to entertain the kids. During this time, it’s important parents provide active-adult supervision and keep distractions to a minimum to reduce and prevent injuries from occurring. Each year in Western Australia 35,000 children will […]
The Perth Children’s Hospital Trauma Unit sees many children attending each year with serious injuries. Children who are classified to have severe injuries are admitted directly to the Trauma Unit and bypass the Emergency Department. The data set is from January 2021 – June 2021, where 52 children were directly admitted to the PCH […]
Kidsafe WA, in conjunction with the WA Consumer Product Advocacy Network, published a research report examining child car restraint misuse and injury presentations to Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) because of motor vehicle accidents. The Child Car Restraint Misuse and Motor Vehicle Accident Injury Research Report identifies the most common child car restraint installation errors based […]
Kidsafe WA has recently released the Childhood Injury Bulletin: Small-Wheeled Devices. An average of 547 children present to the Perth Children’s Hospital Emergency Department for a small-wheeled device-related injury each year. This accounts for 3 percent of all injury presentations during the five year period. Small-wheeled devices are popular methods of recreation and non-motorised transportation […]
Playgrounds provide important opportunities for children’s physical and cognitive development, encourage social and interactive play, and contribute to reducing the risk of obesity and other health conditions related to physical inactivity. While playgrounds provide safer environments for children when compared to other outdoor areas, they are still associated with a risk of injury. Kidsafe WA […]
Kidsafe WA acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and play. While our office is located on Whadjuk Noongar Country, we extend our respects to First Nations Elders and their people across Western Australia where our vision, purpose and values extend.
