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Make Home Accident Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Prevention Everybody’s Business!Business!
Ita McErlean, Manager RoSPA NI
• 71,736 people attended A&E
• 9,042 people were admitted,
total of 54,704 nights in hospital
• 77 people died
The Accident Problem in NIThe Accident Problem in NI
Who is most at Risk?Who is most at Risk?
• Under 5’sUnder 5’s
• Older people (65+)Older people (65+)
• TravellersTravellers
• Lower socio economic groupsLower socio economic groups
• MalesMales
• Single parent familiesSingle parent families
Children in Northern IrelandChildren in Northern Ireland
On average On average 11 child in child in 1212 will be treated for a will be treated for a home accident, each yearhome accident, each year
½½ of those treated will be under of those treated will be under 44
BoysBoys are more likely to have an accident are more likely to have an accident than girlsthan girls
ChildrenChildren are more likely to revisit A&E are more likely to revisit A&E following following anotheranother accidentaccident
Over 65s in Northern IrelandOver 65s in Northern Ireland
15% of population
40% of all emergency admissions
66% of all hospital patients (for other health reasons)
Government Approach Government Approach
Investing for Health Strategy 2002
Home Accident Prevention Strategy 2004 - 2009
LOCAL APPROACHLOCAL APPROACH
Home Accident Prevention NI & Local Groups (22 across NI)
Investing for Health Partnerships across the 4 Board Areas.
Home Safety Officers
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
GRANGE PRIMARY SCHOOLNewry
Local practitioners trained to deliver key messages about home accident prevention to primary school children using puppets.