
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Fact sheets include:
Baby walkers
Bath water scalds
Burns and scalds
Child car restraints
Child pedestrians
Child road accidents
Cycle safety
Choking accidents
Drowning accidents
Falls in the home
Firework accidents
Home accidents
Playground accidents
Poisoning
Safety equipment
Safety in toddler group
Skateboard, roller and in-line skates
Special needs
Standards
Toys and accidents
Available to download in either PDF
or MsWord
format. To view visit the CAPT website.
- 6 children aged 0-7 are killed or seriously injured every week on the road
- 18 children aged 8-11 are killed or seriously injured every week on the roads and more than one is killed every fortnight
- Young people between 11 and 16 are more at risk of being killed or seriously injured as a pedestrian or cyclist than any other age group

RoSPA
Accidents are the most common cause of death and disability in children
In a class of 30 children, on average, every child will have received hospital treatment for two accidental injuries before their 16th birthday
In a class of 30 children, on average, two will be killed or injured in a road traffic accident
A number of children will sustain injuries at school before their 16th birthday