Child Safety
Keeping Children around us SAFE is everyone's responsibility! Know everything on Child Safety!
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Why does it matter?
Every year, More than a million families lose a child to a preventable injury. When a child dies due to preventable injury, the lives of those families are changed forever. Every 30 seconds we lose a child to an injury that could have been prevented. But this is a problem that we can fix! Come let's explore how we can make this world a safer place for kids!
POWERED BYWhat we do?
- A group of Health care professionals passionate about integrating best of current medical science and technology to bring curative and preventive power to the general public.
- We are committed to prevent Unintentional Injuries & Accidents in children by
- Educating all stakeholders
- Creating safe ecosystems where children live, learn and play
- Providing end to end solutions for a safe environment : Awareness, consulting, Execution.
Kridavat is a global organization dedicated to protecting children from preventable injuries; the number one cause of death in normal children and a global epidemic.Kridavat works with more than 40 members in India and partners in 12 countries to keep kids safe at home, on the road, and at play. We educate parents, raise awareness, create safer environments, and advocate for improved laws to protect children from unintentional injuries.
Who are we??
- A young dynamic group of multidisciplinary Paediatricians with a vision of providing holistic care for all children.
- Having trained in best institutes in India and Abroad, our daily work life brought to fore plenty of preventable, non-communicable Child-health issues which needed to be dealt and corrected at community level.
- With a mission to reach out into the community to address the fears, apprehensions and knowledge gaps of current day parents, caretakers and teachers
- We at KRIDAVAT live for providing a safe and healthy childhood to the next generations.
Common Questions
Q. Why are children more prone for injuries?
A. Children more prone for injuries for the following reasons:
- a) Infancy: Large head -->Top Heavy -->Toppelable , Mouth everything , Weak legs
- b) Toddler: Curious & Fearless
- c) School going age: Exposed to the outside environment
- d) Teenagers: Physically strong, mentally weak and emotionally labile
Q. What are the changes in our immediate environment which puts children at risk?
A. The changes that put children at risk are:
- a) We are too busy …being busy.
- b) There is no-one to give time and attention to child in their exploratory and curious age group.
- c) Family structure has broken down from big joint families to nuclear families to single parents and child are being left under care of maids and baby centres too early in their life.
- d) Children depend on us for 3 Ls ( Love , Laughter and Learning)…Lets add an S (Safety) to that.
Q. What are the common areas where children put themselves at risk?
A. The common areas which put children at risk are:
- a) Home and Backyard
- b) Schools
- c) Roads
- d) Unsupervised Outdoors
Q. What are some of the safety rules in the kitchen?
- Indian kitchens are magical. For a child, an egg turning into an omelet is magic.
A. Some of the safety rules in the kitchen are:
- a) Do not allow role play inside the kitchen as scald burn injuries are caused with hot oil, hot vessels and hot food.
- b) All cooking vessels with long handles - turn the handles towards the wall.
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Safety Facts # 1
Infants and toddlers are top heavy and topplable. When children fall from height, the head will hit the ground first.
Safety Facts # 2
Infants mouth everything. It can be anything from a crawling insect to a button battery.
Safety Facts # 3
Kids have very weak legs. They cannot wriggle out of danger.
Safety Facts # 4
Toddlers are like little scientists. Their ability to explore their environment is not matched by their ability to understand danger
Safety Facts # 5
A child's curiosity and fearlessness makes them very prone for accidents.
Safety Facts # 6
A child's peripheral vision is limited. They have very poor sense of speed and poor judgement of on coming things. You can see them bumping into things all the time.
Safety Facts # 7
Children depend upon us for 3 Ls - Love Laughter and Learning. Let us add as S - Safety.
Safety Facts # 8
Toddlers world view is very limited. They have a tendency to grab and pull. Don't leave anything sharp, hot or heavy on edges of platforms.
Safety Facts # 9
Children's skin is 40% thinner than adult skin - it cuts, bruises and burns easily.
Safety Facts # 10
Indian kitchens are magical for children - its sounds, sights and aroma attract the children towards them. But most scalding burns happen in unsupervised kitchens.
Safety Facts # 11
Children learn to climb up first - climbing down skill comes about a year later. This puts them at risk of fall from heights.
Safety Facts # 12
Plastic covers are asphyxiation risk if put over the face for a long time as child may rebreathe its own carbon dioxide.
Safety Facts # 13
A 15 litre water storage bucket is one of the commonest cause of drownings in the world.
Safety Facts # 14
Children can drown in 1 inch of water if they fall face down.
Safety Facts # 15
Children should be put for swimming class only after 4 years. Only then they will be able to coordinate the breathing and limb movements.
Safety Facts # 16
Children do not understand Poison signs - All household poisons should be stored "Out of Sight" of children.
Safety Facts # 17
Transferring toilet cleaners into beverage bottle is a common reason for poisoning.
Safety Facts # 18
Toilet cleaners are corrosive poisons which can burn the mouth and food pipe from inside.
Safety Facts # 19
Button battery ingestion is a medical emergency - it can corrode the food pipe if stuck.
Safety Facts # 20
Any airway foreign body causing chocking needs urgent visit to hospital emergency and operation theatre.
Safety Facts # 21
Food has to be grated and mashed while feeding a child less than 3 years.
Safety Facts # 22
Feeding a child has to be done sitting upright on a static chair without running, playing , jumping.
Safety Facts # 23
Use always child proof switches and circuit breakers to protect against electrocution.
Safety Facts # 24
Any toy less than a diameter of a 1 rupee coin is a choking risk.
Safety Facts # 25
Children mimic what we do, not what we say. Always be good SAFETY role model for children.
Safety Facts # 26
As a pedestrian - always walk a child on the side of the footpath.
Safety Facts # 27
Every half a minute - a normal child dies on this planet due to a preventable accident.
Safety Facts # 28
Pets perceive children as threat around food. Pets can get aggressive with unknown children.
Safety Facts # 29
Automatic dishwasher detergents can be extremely corrosive when ingested accidentally.
Safety Facts # 30
Mosquito repellants are very neurotoxic and cause fits.
Safety Facts # 31
Paracetamol if ingested in toxic dose can cause liver failure. Always check the dosage and the preparation of paracetamol (drops, syrup or tablet).
Safety Facts # 32
Any ingested medicine will be absorbed by 30 minute. If any accidental ingestion of medicines has happened - rush to hospital within 30 minutes.
Safety Facts # 33
Children drown very silently even those who know swimming. Always ensure one is to one adult monitoring when child is in water.
Safety Facts # 34
In nature resort let children wear bright cloths; in case they get lost these bright colours are visible during arial search.
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