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Fast Fact
Drivers who are engaged in a mobile phone conversation are four times as likely to crash than other drivers. Even the use of hands-free phone is more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol.
40% of the vehicles involved in low speed run-over deaths of toddlers are 4WDs
Store medicines and poisons out of reach and out of sight of children - in a high, locked or child resistant cupboard is best.
Low-speed run-over is the third most frequent cause of injury death for toddlers (1-4 years) in Queensland
Discarded cigarettes, lighters and matches are the most common causes of fatal fires in Queensland homes.
Falls are the most common cause of school injuries and result in the most severe injuries. 30% of adult home injuries resulted from falls which were more common in older people particularly women.
Over fifty Queensland children aged less than five asphyxiated in the period 1994-2000 and many would have been prevented by safe sleeping practice.
Tractors are the deadliest piece of equipment on farms. In Queensland, 28 people died between 1990 and 2000 because a tractor rolled over or back flipped.
In Queensland 157 children under five have drowned since 1992. Almost half of these deaths occurred in domestic pools.
80% of dog bites involving children occur at home.
When riding a bicycle in Queensland you must at all times wear an approved, correctly fitted and fastened bike helmet.
ATVs are now the number one cause of injury death on Australian farms.
In all fatal crashes, a significantly higher proportion of 4WD vehicles rolled over compared with passenger cars (35 per cent and 13 per cent respectively).
Falls from bunk beds comprise almost all furniture related high fall injuries amongst children
Keep the telephone number for the Poisons Information Centre (13 11 26) handy
Young children should never be left with a dog unsupervised.
Store medicines and poisons out of reach and out of sight of children - in a high, locked or child resistant cupboard is best.
Playground equipment height less than 2 metres and appropriate under surfacing can reduce injury risk
Twenty-five toddlers drowned in the bath in Queensland during the last 10 years often because they were left alone in the bath or supervised by a slightly older sibling.
Nearly 60% of baby walker injuries involved steps or stairs
Two thirds of low-speed run-over deaths occurred at the victim’s home and the driver was most frequently a relative or family friend
Injuries from playground equipment occurred most often at home (47%) followed by at school (21%), and public parks (17%)
Discarded cigarettes, lighters and matches are the most common causes of fatal fires in Queensland homes.
 

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