More than two-thirds of child accidents are in home

PARENTS must ensure their homes and those of child minders are safe as more than two-thirds of accidents involving young children happen in the home.

Many children starting school for the first time this week may be picked up by relatives and neighbours after school before being collected by their parents on the way home from work.

According to Dr Alf Nicholson, 70% of visits to accident and emergency departments among children up to the age of five are caused by accidents in the home.