Preventing Injuries
Fact Sheet, 2010
Injuries are the leading cause of death for Saskatchewan children. This fact sheet defines the differences between injuries and “accidents,” outlines the causes of injuries, and identifies the different types of strategies that can be used to prevent injuries.
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Bicycle Safety
Fact Sheet, Revised 2022
The best way to avoid injury while cycling is to follow safe practices. This fact sheet outlines some rules of the road and general tips to help you avoid injury while cycling. This resource is ideal for all cyclists.
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Million Messages: 6 to 12 Months
Information Card, 2012
The Million Messages program is the development of a comprehensive plan to standardize messages given to parents about injury by public or community health nurses. Each of these messages is simple, consistent, routine, and targets an issue that affects children at specific stages in their growth and development. The messages are developed for visits during the prenatal, newborn, two months, four months, six months, twelve months, eighteen months, and preschool periods. This program was developed by Capital Health in Alberta.
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Home Safety Tips: 1-4 Years Brochure
Brochure, 2011
This brochure contains home safety information on the common causes of injury for children between one and four years of age. Information is divided by activities around the home including: play time, bath time, sleep time, and meal time. Injury topics include: falls, car seats, drowning, choking, strangulation, poisoning, and burns and scalds.
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Home Safety Tips: 5-9 Years
Brochure, 2011
This brochure contains information on the common causes of injury for children between five and nine years of age. Injury prevention at home as well as within a community is discussed including: car seats, playgrounds, bikes and other wheels, pedestrian safety, falls, drowning, poisoning, and burns and scalds.
SKU: 4-025