Seasonal Safety

Seasonal Safety

The holiday seasons are a time spent with friends and family, a time of games, parties, cooking, eating, outdoor fun and more! As exciting as many of the holiday activities are, they may also present distracting and stressful situations where simple safety is forgotten. Each holiday presents unique hazards to a child, such as summer vacation, Christmas, and Halloween. To ensure you and your family experience fun and safe holidays, consider the unique environments you will be in including your travel plans and relatives’ homes, as well as the products you may encounter including new foods, toys, and decorations. 

Links     Statistics    Resources     References

Links

For age specific seasonal safety:

Child Safety Link
http://childsafetylink.ca/

For more information on seasonal safety, please visit the links below.

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY, HEALTH CANADA

Fun and Safe Holiday Season (2010)
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/holiday-securit-fetes-eng.php

Winter Sports Safety (2005)
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/winter-hiver-eng.php

HEALTHY CANADIANS, GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Holiday Safety (2011)
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/init/kids-enfants/inj-prev-bless/holiday-fetes/index-eng.php

Toy Safety During the Holidays (2010)
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/init/kids-enfants/toy-jouets/holidays-fetes/index-eng.php

SAFE KIDS CANADA

Winter Safety (2010)
http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Safety-Information/Winter-Safety/Index.aspx

VIDEOS

The Preventable Injury Holiday Jingle (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/user/preventableinjuries#p/u/8/qBO1It-jvpc

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Statistics

Snowmobile incidents were the number one cause of winter sports and recreation-injuries treated in specialized trauma facilities in Canada from 2004-2005. Snowmobile incidents accounted for 40% of major trauma injuries followed by snowboarding at 24%, skiing at 19%, hockey at 11%, tobogganing at 7% and ice-skating at 3% (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2007).

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Resources

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References

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). National Trauma Registry Analysis in Brief: ATV injury hospitalizations in Canada, 2004-2005. Toronto: CIHI; 2007 [cited 2011 May 05]. Available from: https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productSeries.htm?pc=PCC498

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