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New research and information about child injury prevention. ISSN 2463-3100
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Kia Ora!

 

Welcome to the March 2018 bulletin from Safekids Aotearoa. 

We've divided the bulletin into four sections: 

This month we are profiling some past publications.

FALLS


We have plenty of stock of several of the "Falls ruin the fun" campaign resources available. Here are the titles of the falls resources:
  • Kids don't bounce
  • Preventing falls to under fives project plan
  • Child trampoline injury 
  • Falls ruin the fun pamphlet in English, Maori, Samoan, Tongan and Chinese.
  • Falls ruin the fun poster in English, Maori, Samoan, Tongan and Chinese
  • Playground safety investigation lesson plans
  • Childhood unintentional fall related injuries factsheet
Some resources are only downloads, but many are  available in print. 

Download/order online here.

HOME SAFETY


Safekids' 3 year home safety campaign is now in year 2 and we have some great resources for you to use with your families. The toolkit, fridge magnets and the home safety checklist in several languages are just a few. 

The Safe as houses guide and summary are targeted at landlords and home owners. 

Download/order online here.
Where available, we've included a link to the digital version of the article or document. If there's something you are interested in that's not accessible online, please contact your local public or corporate library. 
 

ATTITUDES


Kalafatelis, E. Magill, K. Jones, O. Monitoring New Zealanders' attitudes and beliefs to injury and injury prevention. s.l. : New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy, 2011.
 

CYCLING


Randal, E. Baland, R. Keall, M. Children cycling on footpaths. NZ Medical Journal, 131 (1471) March, 2018.
Link



EVIDENCE


Making sense of evidence : a guide to using evidence in policy. Wellington : SUPERU, 2018. - 38 p.
Link
 

PRODUCT SAFETY

 

Standards New Zealand. SNZ MP 10377:2017 Consumer product safety - it's your business : a guide for businesses on how to assess and manage the safety of consumer products. Wellington : Standards NZ, 2017. - 16 p.



THERMAL INJURY


Langer, E.R.L. McGee, T.K. Wildfire risk awareness and prevention by predominantly Maori rural residents, Karikari Peninsula, Aotearoa New Zealand. Int. J. Wildland Fire, 2017; 26(9): 820-828.
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TRAMPOLINES
 

Test finds 6 out of 7 trampolines unsafe. Retrieved from www.consumer.org.nz, December 2017.
Link (You may need to be a member to retrieve this content)
 

WATER SAFETY


Willcox-Pidgeon, S. Kool, B. Moran, K. Perceptions of the risk of drowning at surf beaches among New Zealand youth. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
Link


Where available, we've included a link to the digital version of the article or document. If there's something you are interested in that's not accessible online, please contact your local public or corporate library. 
 

ANIMALS


Fein, J. et al. Pediatric dog bites: a population-based profile. Inj. Prev., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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BRAIN INJURY


The burden of traumatic brain injury in children. The Lancet, 2018; 391(10123): 813. 
Link

Gillooly, D. Current recommendations on management of pediatric concussions.  Pediatr. Nurs., 2016; 42(5): 217-222.
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Sarnaik, A. et al. Age and mortality in pediatric severe traumatic brain injury: results from an international study. Neurocrit. Care, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Schuchat, A, Houry, D. Baldwin, G. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Report to Congress on the management of TBI in children. Atlanta, GA. : National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2018. 
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CHILD INJURY


Vaithianathan, R. Rouland, B. Putnam-Hornstein, E. Injury and mortality among children identified as at high risk of maltreatment. Pediatrics, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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CHILD RESTRAINTS


Yellman, M.A. et al. Evaluation of Give Kids a Boost: a school-based program to increase booster seat use among urban children in economically-disadvantaged areas. Traffic Injury Prev., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Cross, S.L. Charlton, J.L. Koppel, S. Understanding parental beliefs relating to child restraint system (CRS) use and child vehicle occupant safety. J. Australas. Coll. Road Saf., 2017; 28(3): 43-54.,
 

CITIES AND TOWNS


Wright, H. et al. ARUP. Cities alive: designing for urban childhoods. London: ARUP, 2017. - 1 Pdf.
Link

 

CYCLING


Gillham, C. Rissel C. Children's cycling participation, injuries, fatalities and helmet legislation in the United States. World Transp. Policy Pract., 2015; 21(1): 30-37.
Link



EVIDENCE


Moore, T. Arefadib, N. Leone, V. Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Using evidence in policy and programs: policy brief. Melbourne : Centre for Community Child Health, 2017. - 1 PDF; 7 p.
Link

 

HEATSTROKE


Scozzari, G. et al. Forgotten children in parked vehicles: a review of Italian fatalities. Minerva Pediatr., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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HOME VISITS


Wurster Ovalle, V.M. Pomerantz, W.J. Gittelman, M.A. Severe unintentional injuries to Ohio children: what we should be addressing at well-child visits. Clin Pediatr (Phila)., 2018 Feb.
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PASSENGERS


Doud, A.N. et al. Characterization of the occult nature of frequently occurring pediatric motor vehicle crash injuries. Accid. Anal. Prev., 2018; 113: 12-18.
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POISONING


Ruiz-Goikoetxea, M. et al. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as a risk factor in unintentional poisonings and injuries. An. Pediatr., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Ang, E. Tuthill, D. Thompson, J. E-cigarette liquid ingestion: a fast growing accidental issue in children. Arch. Dis. Child., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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ROAD SAFETY


Ahmad, H. et al. Teaching children road safety through storybooks: an approach to child health literacy in Pakistan. BMC Pediatr., 2018; 18(1): e31.,
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SAFE SLEEP


Wright, JR. A fresh look at the history of SIDS. Acad. Forensic Pathol., 2017; 7(2): 146-162.
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Erck Lambert, AB. Parks, SE. Shapiro-Mendoza, CK. National and state trends in sudden unexpected infant death: 1990-2015. Pediatrics, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Bass, J.L. et al. Trends in the incidence of sudden unexpected infant death in the newborn: 1995-2014. J. Pediatr., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Crandall, L.G. et al. The diagnostic shift of SIDS to undetermined: are there unintended consequences?. Acad. Forensic Pathol., 2017; 7(2): 212-220.
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Salm Ward, T.C. et al. Evaluation of a crib distribution and safe sleep educational program to reduce risk of sleep-related infant death. J. Community Health, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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SPINAL INJURY


Piatt, J. Imperato, N. Epidemiology of spinal injury in childhood and adolescence in the United States: 1997-2012. J. Neurosurg. Pediatr., 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-8.
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SUFFOCATION


Gao, Y. Schwebel, D.C. Hu, G. Infant mortality due to unintentional suffocation among infants younger than 1 year in the United States, 1999-2015. JAMA Pediatr., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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TOYS


Khalaf, RT. et al. Button battery powered fidget spinners: a potentially deadly new ingestion hazard for children. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr., 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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Newman, T. Are fidget spinners a health hazard?. Medical News Today, Thursday 8 February 2018.
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TRAMPOLINES


Sharwood LN et al. Increasing injuries as trampoline parks expand within Australia: a call for mandatory standards. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Public Health, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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WATER SAFETY


Cohen, N. et al. Childhood drowning: review of patients presenting to the emergency departments of 2 large tertiary care pediatric hospitals near and distant from the sea coast. Pediatr. Emerg. Care, 2018; ePub(ePub): ePub.
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