A DVD 'Child Safety inside and outside the Home - a guide for parents, guardians and children' was developed and launched in 2006 by the National Injury Prevention Committee.

The aim of this DVD is to guide and support parents and guardians to make the necessary changes in their homes and surrounding environments that will promote child safety and help prevent unintentional injuries to children.

The DVD is divided into sections based on the most common causes of injuries amongst children in the home and its surroundings.

The sections are:

• Road Safety
• Falls Prevention
• Burns and Scalds Prevention
• Poisoning Prevention
• Choking Prevention
• Fire Safety
• Water Safety
• Farm Safety
  

Further information is included on:

• Guidelines to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• How to make an emergency call  - aimed at children
• The Safe Cross Code

Extra features include English subtitles to cater for people with hearing difficulties and also in the following language subtitles reflective of the different population groups in Ireland: Irish, English, Chinese, French, Polish, Arabic and Russian.

The DVD is supported by the Health Service Executive (HSE), Road Safety Authority (RSA) and ESB Customer Suppy

We aim to get a copy of this valuable DVD out to every family in the country.

To order your free DVD please contact your Health Promotion Service
or for more details on the DVD contact:

Brenda Shannon
HSE Project Manager of Child Safety inside & Outside the Home DVD
Public Health/Population Health Directorate
HSE, Dublin Mid Leinster
6 Church Street, Longford
Tel :        043 3344084
Email:     brenda.shannon@hse.ie