Injuries Prevention Plan

Injuries Prevention Plan
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Abstract
The most common cause of injuries among children is from falls, burns, poison or drowning. The purpose of this plan is to come with steps that will ensure that childhood injuries decrease once the plans are implemented. The first step is ensuring there is a safe environment. Some of the strategies for ensuring a safe environment include the floor should be kept clear of toys, and other clutters; the children’s rooms should have adequate lighting; the beds should be in low position; children should always have protective gears during sports or recreation; homes should be equipped with safety devices such as windows guards, stairs gates or guard rails. The second step is ensuring that families and caregiver get the appropriate education since most injuries take place when either the parent or caregivers are present. This education reinforces parents and caregivers with different techniques they can utilize when they are in a different environment other than the children homes.

Injuries Prevention Plan
The most common cause of injuries among children is falling. Falls are defined as events that result in an individual resting unintentionally on either the floor, ground or other lower levels. However, children can also get injuries from burns, poison or drowning. The purpose of this plan is to come with steps that will ensure that childhood injuries decrease once the plans are implemented.
The first step is ensuring there is a safe environment since all children are considered to be at risk of falling hence simple prevention strategies should be implemented to ascertain that injuries are minimized.

These strategies include;
The floor should be kept clear of toys, and other clutters.
The children’s rooms should have adequate lighting.
The beds should be in a low position.
Children should always have protective gears during sports or recreation.
Homes should be equipped with safety devices such as windows guards, stairs gates or guard rails.
Supervision of children at all times particularly when they are dangerous places like playground or stairs.
Life jackets should always be a must to avoid drowning.
Cooking should be done with care.
All medicine should be locked away (Betterhealth, n.d).
The other step should be ensuring that families and caregiver get the appropriate education since most injuries take place when either the parent or caregivers are present. This education is for reinforcing parents and caregivers with different techniques they can utilize when they are in a different environment other than the children homes. These steps they learn include;
Learning different safety measures for different environments like hospitals or malls.
Assisting the children with the toilet when appropriate
Informing a familiar adult when a child is unattended, for example, when at the hospital they can inform a nurse (Betterhealth, n.d).

Reference
Betterhealth, (n.d). “Child Safety and Injury Prevention” Retrieved from https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/child-safety-and-injury-prevention