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Kidsafe Queensland wins national road safety award
Photo: Kidsafe Qld CEO Susan Teerds receiving the award with Tea Johnson (Subaru) Todd Finney (Suncorp) and Senator the Hon. Carol Brown, Assistant Minister Infrastructure and TransportKidsafe Queensland has been announced as...
Button batteries send about 20 kids to hospital in Australia each week
Courtesy ABC News : Hannah Walsh https://youtu.be/jeJIbLDo61o Small, shiny button batteries are easy to find in Australian homes, and they have caused immeasurable pain to families across the country. About 20 children...
Essential burns first aid: 20 minutes of cool running water is critical
Media Release 20 minutes of cool running water is critical! "If a burn happens, then it's critical that cool running water is applied to the burn area for 20 minutes. Administering correct first aid measures can make a...
A call to boycott the button battery
Media Release It is nearly 10 years since the button battery-related death of Summer Steer and today another little girl lies in intensive care having been flown across the state for life saving surgery to remove yet another...
Best practice guide | Safe infant sleeping environments
In Australia in 2019, two infants every week died suddenly with no clear explanation. Unsafe sleeping environments may have contributed. A new industry resource, Best practice guide for the design of safe infant sleeping environments, will help prevent the death of babies. The guide provides manufacturers and retailers with information on the risks associated with infant sleep and how they can be mitigated.
Panel Discussion for “Button battery ingestion in children: Never Again”
The panel discussion was hosted by the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and held during the World Congress of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Took place virtually on Friday, 4 June 2011.
From the time a child swallows a button battery they are ‘walking dead’
October 2020 National media release. As the number of babies, toddlers and older children hospitalised after swallowing button batteries continues to rise, Kidsafe has issued a fresh warning that button batteries can inflict catastrophic injury and kill.