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Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Business!

Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Business!. Ita McErlean, Manager RoSPA NI. Attendances at A&E (2000). A&E Attendances 2000. The Accident Problem in NI. 71,736 people attended A&E 9,042 people were admitted, total of 54,704 nights in hospital 77 people died.

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Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Business!

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  1. Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Business! Ita McErlean, Manager RoSPA NI

  2. Attendances at A&E (2000) A&E Attendances 2000

  3. The Accident Problem in NI • 71,736people attended A&E • 9,042 people were admitted, • total of 54,704 nights in hospital • 77 people died

  4. Who is most at Risk? • Under 5’s • Older people (65+) • Travellers • Lower socio economic groups • Males • Single parent families

  5. Children in Northern Ireland • On average 1 child in 12 will be treated for a home accident, each year • ½ of those treated will be under 4 • Boys are more likely to have an accident than girls • Children are more likely to revisit A&E following anotheraccident

  6. Over 65s in Northern Ireland • 15% of population • 40% of all emergency admissions • 66% of all hospital patients (for other health reasons)

  7. Government Approach Investing for Health Strategy 2002 Home Accident Prevention Strategy 2004 - 2009

  8. Home Accident Prevention NI & Local Groups (22 across NI) Investing for Health Partnerships across the 4 Board Areas. Home Safety Officers Local Approach

  9. Last six months Secured funding for next 3 years with DHSSPS Recruited new Home Safety team Web based database project Training provided to a range of health practitioners Support to HAP NI (Home Accident Prevention NI ) Identifying and establishing new partnerships

  10. Meet Connie and Alex

  11. GRANGE PRIMARY SCHOOLNewry Local practitioners trained to deliver key messages about home accident prevention to primary school children using puppets.

  12. Reaction to the puppets

  13. Adults can have fun too!

  14. A final thought………….. • By this evening In Northern Ireland: • Almost200people will have attended A&E • 5 older peoplewill have been admitted • to hospital because of a fall. • 2 of these will never return home.

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