THE consequences of childhood accidents can have a life-long impact upon families.
Whether the death of a child or a serious injury, the effects continue to be felt decades later.
The latest mortality figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that accidents remain the biggest cause of death of children and young people aged from 0-19 years.
Across the UK in 2015, accidents claimed the lives of 405 individuals in this age group, ahead of congenital conditions with 385 and cancer, at 370.
Yet most parents across the UK are unaware of this fact, according to research carried out for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). While nearly one in three parents - 30 per
Here in Bradford much work is being done to help families, through the expert guidance of health visitors.
Read about the efforts being made in tomorrow's T&A.
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