Nottingham Post published Dr Chris Kenny: Tips for keeping children safe from accidents

Dr Chris Kenny, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire County, looks at how to keep children safe from accidents. At home, on the road, at school – children are always at risk of harm from accidents. Accidental injury is one of the biggest killers of children in the UK. It is second only to cancer. Childhood accidents cost the NHS over £275 million a year, and children who survive serious accidents are often left with long term physical and emotional problems. However, I...