Prevention of Unintentional Injuries among 15-24 Months Old Toddlers

HEALTH PROMOTION MESSAGE-
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES
PREVENTION AMONG 15 TO 24
MONTHS OLD
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INTRODUCTION
 This week’s presentation is on
“Prevention of unintentional injuries
among 15-24 months toddlers”
 According to Safekids Aotearoa, New
Zealand, nine in 100,000 children suffer
from fatal unintentional injury or risk
that increases as they age 2 (Fan et al.,
2013).
 Therefore, it is important to prevent
unintentional injuries at home with
parental supervision and attention

AIMS
 Prevent unintentional injuries at home by
describing recent data and identifying causes
of the injuries
 Raise awareness among parents and
caregivers on how these injuries happen and
how it can be minimized
 Working in partnership in injury prevention
and helping them to advocate for prevention
plans and programs

AGE GROUP
 15 months to 2 years
 Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of
death among toddlers in New Zealand
contributing to high rates of morbidity and
mortality (Shepherd et al., 2013)
 As they learn to climb, run and asserts
independence; can fall into unprotected
accumulations of trip, water; attempt to
perform activities that are beyond their skill
level (Fraser et al., 2014)
 Therefore, prevention and parent supervision is
required to prevent risk of unintentional
injuries among toddlers