Safekids Information Centre KidsInfo Bulletin March-April 2010

Safekids Information Centre KidsInfo Bulletin 

March-April 2010 

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with all your child injury prevention enquiries. 

Wayne Carter 

ASPHYXIATION 

Preventing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI): Information for parents and 

caregivers. 

2009 

Ministry of Health 

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee 

Wellington, Ministry of Health: 2009. 

This Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) pamphlet includes sections on: No smoking 

during pregnancy, Sleeping position - Back to sleep, Sleeping environment, Room sharing, 

Co-sleeping and Breastfeeding - 'breast is best'. 

See also: 

http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/5118C5C5561CEC79CC2573A6000B3BBE: 

Reference number 9335 

HOME ENVIRONMENT 

The epidemiology of home injuries to children under five years in New Zealand. 

2005 

Author Gulliver, Pauline J.; Dow, Nicola; Simpson, Jean. 

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2005: 29 : 29-34. 

Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), University of Otago 

Dunedin, Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), University of 

Otago: 2007 

This paper describes the epidemiology of injuries sustained by children under five years, in the 

home, in New Zealand: 

"Cases were selected from the New Zealand Health Information Service public hospital 

morbidity and mortality data, and included all 0–4 year olds where the place of injury

occurrence was classified as 'home'. The circumstances of injury were coded according to the 

Supplementary Classifications of External Causes of Injury and Poisoning (E-codes) of the 

International Classifications of Diseases. Age-specific rates of death or hospitalisation due to 

injury were calculated using the population of 0–4 year olds in New Zealand for each year as 

the denominator. 

Conclusion and Implications: Although there has been an apparent decrease in the number of 

children hospitalised for injuries sustained in the home environment, it is not possible to 

determine if this is a 'real' change or a result of other factors affecting the data. While children 

continue to be killed and injured as a result of preventable incidents in the home environment, 

injury prevention strategies should be continued and strengthened." 


HOME ENVIRONMENT - NZ 

Clause B1 Structure [New Zealand Building Code Compliance Document]. 

2001 

www.dbh.govt.nz 

Department of Building and Housing (DBH) 

Wellington, Department of Building and Housing: 2001 

This New Zealand Building Code Compliance Document is of interest as it relates to the 

prevention of child falls and timber barrier fencing, see especially section 1.0. 

Up-to-date version available at: 

http://www.dbh.govt.nz/building-code-compliance-documents#free-download 


Clause D1 Access routes [New Zealand Building Code Compliance Document]. 

2001 





prevention of child falls on stairs and entrapment between them, see especially section 4.1.8. 




Clause F2 Hazardous building materials [New Zealand Building Code Compliance Document]. 

2001 





prevention of cutting and piercing injuries to children and the use of Safety Glass, see 

especially section 1.0 Glazing. 



Reference number 9343

Clause F5 Construction and demolition hazards [New Zealand Building Code Compliance 

Document]. 

2001 





prevention of child injury at construction or demolition sites, see especially section 1.0 Work- 

Site Barriers. 




Clause G12 Water supplies - Third Edition [New Zealand Building Code Compliance 

Document]. 

2001 





prevention of child hot tap water burns and scalds in the home, see especially section 6.14 

Safe water temperatures. This includes details about hot tap water tempering valves and how 

they work and must be installed. 




Handbook to the Building Code and Compliance Documents [New Zealand Building Code 

Compliance Document]. 

2007 




This handbook to the New Zealand Building Code and Compliance Documents is of interest 

as it includes an index to the Compliance Documents which includes 'children' and directs you 

to the relevant Documents. It includes an overview of how the Building Act, Building 

Regulations and Building Code interrelate and interact. 




INJURY PREVENTION 

Injuries in the European Union - Statistics Summary 2005 – 2007. 

2009

Author Bauer, Robert; Steiner, Monica 

Eurosafe (European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion). 

European Child Safety Alliance. 

Vienna, Eurosafe: 2009. 40 p. 

The 2009 report “Injuries in the EU” has been launched this week by EuroSafe. The report 

presents data collected over the years 2005-2007. It also highlights injury data related to 

major risk groups and injury causes as identified in the EU-Council recommendation on injury 

prevention and safety promotion: children, adolescents, senior citizens, pedestrians/ bicyclists, 

sporting activities, consumer products, interpersonal violence and self-harm. Includes the 

statements that: 

"More than 5 000 children die from injury each year in the EU leaving a legacy of sorrow and 

grief to their parents, relatives and friends. 

Injury is the leading cause of childhood death in the EU, accounting for 32% of all deaths of 

children between 1 and 14 years of age (Figure 2). 

Five well known types of accidents – road traffic, drowning, falls (from height), fires and 

poisoning - account for almost 60% of all fatal child injuries up to 14 years (Figure 2). 

These five main causes are known to be preventable (up to 90%) by appropriate measures, 

e.g. child restraint systems, pool fencing, smoke alarms, window guards and child restraint 

packaging." 

Available at: 

\http://osha.europa.eu/en/news/Injuries-in-the- 

EuropeanUnion?sourceid=rss&utm_source=home&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rssfeeds 


PASSENGERS 

High back booster seats: in the field and in the laboratory. 

2006 

Author Bilston, Lynne E.; Brown, Julie 

Annual Proceedings/ Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 2006; 50: 345-59. 

Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW, Randwick NSW, Australia 

High back booster (HBB) seat use was studied in the field and in the laboratory. This paper 

presents details of a case series of 19 children using HBBs in real world crashes. More than 

half were using HBBs when a forward facing restraint would have been more suitable (i.e. 

inappropriately), and incorrect use was identified in 3 cases. All serious injury occurred in 

children inappropriately or incorrectly using HBBs. Laboratory simulations modelled on real 

world cases demonstrate a greater injury potential in misused HBBs than in correctly used 

HBBs due to excessive upper body excursion. 


PASSENGERS - CHILD RESTRAINTS - NZ 

Safekids position paper: It’s booster seat time for Kiwi kids: A recommendation for reducing 

injury for New Zealand children by increasing booster seat use. (Updated January 2009.) 

2009 

Author Chambers, Julie 

Safekids New Zealand - Tamariki Haumaru o Aotearoa 

Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2009 

This position paper from Safekids NZ advocates for the need for New Zealand Government 

regulation to require booster seat use for the many children between the ages of 5 to 15 years

who would benefit from the protection booster seats afford. It reviews relevant international 

research to date, describes the public policy issues involved and reviews the way New 

Zealand is lagging behind other OECD countries in this area. 

This version was updated in January 2009. 

Available at: 

http://www.safekids.org.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/27 


Child restraints 

Factsheet 7 

May 2010 

2010 

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/factsheets/07/ 

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) 

New Zealand Government 

Wellington, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA): 2010. 

This child restraint factsheet (updated May 2010) gives a general overview of what information 

parents and caregivers need to know when children travel in a vehicle. This includes what the 

legal requirements are for restraining children in a vehicle, as well as what information you 

need to know when renting or purchasing (new and used) child restraints, and the fitting of 

child restraints into a vehicle. It includes advice about the value of continuing the use of 

booster seats for smaller-framed children until they are over the height of 148 cm. 

Includes sections on: Your responsibilities as the driver (under the law), Exceptions to the law, 

Child safety advice, Standards markings on child restraints, In-built child restraints, Secondhand 

child restraints, What to look for when you buy a vehicle, Where can you find out more? 

Available at: 

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/factsheets/07/ 


PASSENGERS - NZ 

Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 1754:2010 - Child restraint systems for use in motor 

vehicles 


Standards New Zealand - Paerewa Aotearoa 

Standards Australia 

Wellington, Standards New Zealand: 2010 

This Standard specifies the requirements for restraining devices for child occupants of 

passenger cars to reduce the risk of bodily injury in a vehicle impact. In particular when they 

are: properly selected, correctly installed and correctly adjusted, to reduce risk of bodily injury 

in a vehicle impact. The devices may also have application to other types of vehicles. 

The objective of the Standard is to provide minimum design, construction and performance 

requirements for child restraint systems in order to promote the provision of a high level of 

protection for children travelling in motor vehicles. 


Factsheet: Child motor vehicle passenger injuries. 


Author 'Alatini, Moses

http://www.safekids.org.nz 

Safekids New Zealand, Tamariki Haumaru o Aotearoa 

Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2010 

This is a factsheet revised (from 2009) by Safekids NZ for use as part of the Safekids 

Campaign 2010/11. Child (0-14 years) motor vehicle passenger safety is one of the 2010/11 

Campaign themes. 

Information and statistics are provided under the following headings: Overview, Incorrectly 

fitted child car restraints, Death, Hospitalisation, Cost, Legislation, Standards markings, Lap 

belt injuries, Seat positioning. 

Available at: 

http://www.safekids.org.nz/index.php/page/Factsheets 


Factsheet: Child motor vehicle passenger injuries: Effectiveness of belt positioning booster 

seats. 


Author 'Alatini, Moses 




This is a factsheet revised (from 2009) by Safekids NZ for use as part of the Safekids 

Campaign 2010/11. Child (0-14 years) motor vehicle passenger safety is one of the 2010/11 

Campaign themes. 

Information and statistics are provided under the following headings: Overview, Best practice, 

Effectiveness of belt positioning booster seats, Advantages of using a booster seat, How long 

do children need to use a booster seat? 

Available at: http://www.safekids.org.nz/index.php/page/Factsheets 


Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3629:2010 Methods for testing child restraints: 

Method 9: Test for length of seating surface on a booster seat. 





This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/ Standards New Zealand 

Committee CS-085, Child Restraints for Use in Motor Vehicles. 

This method for determining the angle of the lower leg when the dummy is seated on a 

booster seat was developed to ensure that the length of the seating surface is not so long as 

to prevent child's lower leg from assuming a downward direction. 


Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3629.1:2010 Methods of testing child restraints: 

Method 1: Dynamic testing. 



Standards Australia


This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/ 

Standards New Zealand Committee CS-085, Child Restraints 

for Use in Motor Vehicles, to supercede AS/NZS 3629.1:2004. 

Provides manufacturers and testing authorities with a method for testing a child restraint under 

various dynamic conditions, in order to assess its performance under the requirements of 

AS/NZS 1754. 


Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3629.7:2010 Methods of testing child restraints: 

Method 7: Test for suitability of seatbelt length. 







for Use in Motor Vehicles. 

Sets out the method to determine the length of seat belt required to install a child restraint and 

compares this length with the minimum length required by AS/NZS 2596:2003, ADR 4/04 and 

UNECE Regulation 16/04. 


Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 3629.8:2010 Methods of testing child restraints – 

Method 8: Test for suitability of booster seat profile. 







for Use in Motor Vehicles. 

This test is to ensure that Type F child restraints will fit into most cars and that the seat belt 

buckle is accessible for engagement of the tongue. 


PREVENTION THEORY 

While we were sleeping: Success stories in injury and violence prevention. 

2009 

Author Hemenway, David 

Berkeley, University of California Press: 2009, xv, 227 p. ; 23 cm. 

Summary: "Public health has made our lives safer - but it often works behind the scenes, 

without our knowledge, that is, "while we are sleeping." This book illuminates how public 

health works with more than sixty success stories drawn from the area of injury and violence 

prevention. It also profiles dozens of individuals who have made important contributions to 

safety and health in a range of social arenas. Highlighting examples from the United States as 

well as from other countries, While We Were Sleeping will inform a wide audience of readers

about what public health actually does and at the same time inspire a new generation to make 

the world a safer place."--BOOK JACKET. 


ROAD SAFETY - NZ 

Starting out safely: Road safety tips for parents and caregivers 

of children under five [brochure]. 

Timata ana ki te haere haumaru atu [Maori]. 

Kamata'aki'ae mou'ui hao mo malu [Tongan] 

'Amataga o le saogalemu [Samoan]. 

[Korean]. 

[Mandarin Chinese]. 


New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) 

Wellington, New Zealand Transport Agency: 2010. 

This small booklet publication from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is divided up 

into general road safety tips and advice in relation to: 'At home and play', 'On foot', 'Kerb drill', 

'In the car' and 'Child restraints'. It is available in English, Maori, Tongan, Samoan, Korean 

and Mandarin Chinese. 

Available at: 

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/ 


STATISTICS AND DATA INJURY - NZ 

Factsheet: Pacific child unintentional injuries. 






This major revision and expansion and of this Pacific child injury factsheet includes detailed 

information about the 'youthful' Pacific Peoples population in New Zealand and also includes 

information about the causes of injury death and hospitalisation. Describing these causes of 

death and injury points to possible preventative interventions. 

Available at: 



Factsheet: Tamariki Maori (Maori child) unintentional injuries. 






This major revision and expansion of this tamariki Maori/ Maori child injury factsheet includes 

detailed information about the 'youthful' nature of the Maori population in New Zealand and 

also includes information about the leading causes of injury death and hospitalisation. A small

child restraints use improvement case-study points the way to this and other possible 

preventative interventions. 

Available at: 



THERMAL INJURIES - NZ 

Get Firewise: Year 1 and 2 [Resource and teaching kit]. 

Get Firewise teachers' guide. [A4 booklet] 

Tamati and Sam Get Firewise [A4 story book] 

Get Firewise family book 

Get Firewise family DVD 

Get Firewise Teachers’ Guide 

Get Firewise certificate 

Our Firewise Family 

Get Firewise Poem Poster 

Get Firewise Song Poster 

Get Firewise Frieze 

Get Firewise Puppet Master Set 

Smoke Alarm 

Safe Meeting Place Sticker 

Tamati Magnetic Picture Set 

Get Firewise School DVDs 

Display Photographs [A3] 


New Zealand Fire Service - Whakaratonga Iwi 

Wellington, New Zealand Fire Service - Whakaratonga Iwi: 2010. 

A teaching kit intended for use by schools for Year 1 and Year 2 students. It includes the 

'Tamati and Sam Get Firewise' story book which is aimed at the children and it is intended that 

the Fire Service would supply multiple copies to schools (for kids) to accompany a smaller 

number of the kits which go to schools. The plan is for schools to do preparation with the kits 

before Fire Fighters visit: "There is a strong literacy focus, and the programme is aligned to 

the New Zealand Curriculum 2007 and supported by Ministry of Education advisors." 

See also: 

http://firewise.fire.org.nz/visit.html 


Tamati and Sam Get Firewise [A4 story book with the 'Get Firewise Family DVD' in the back] 


New Zealand Fire Service - Whakaratonga Iwi 

Wellington, New Zealand Fire Service - Whakaratonga Iwi: 2010. 

'Tamati and Sam Get Firewise' is story book which is aimed at early primary school aged 

children. It is from a teaching kit intended for use by schools for Year 1 and Year 2 students, 

(see record # 9337). It is intended that the Fire Service would supply multiple copies to 

schools (for kids) of this item to accompany a smaller number of the kits which go to schools. 

The booklet includes an illustrated story of Tamati and his family and dog and how they react 

during a house fire. It features 'Parent safety tips' at the bottom of each page on issues such 

as: lighters and matches safety, testing smoke alarms and the 'keep a meter from the heater 

rule'. The accompanying DVD includes lots of fire safety material aimed at both children and 

adults (some marked as unsuitable for small children).

See also: 

http://firewise.fire.org.nz/visit.html 


Deadly silence [smoke alarm test]. 


Consumer 500 March 2010 8-10 

Consumer NZ 

This article from Consumer discusses testing they have done which indicates that 'ionisation' 

smoke alarms are slow to detect cooler smouldering fires. The other type of alarm which is 

better at detecting these fires (and also detects hotter fires) is the 'photoelectric' or 'optical' 

senor. 

Consumer recommends some dual sensor smoke alarms (which are both 'ionisation' and 

'optical') or some 'optical' smoke alarms. There is a large price range from $13-$99. 

This test was funded by ACC. 

The Fire Service website recommends that: "... householders only install photoelectric smoke 

alarms as they provide more effective all-round detection and alarm in all types of fire 

scenarios and are more likely to alert occupants in time to escape safely. If households 

currently only have ionisation alarms installed, the Fire Service recommends that these are 

supplemented with some of the photoelectric variety." 

See also: 

http://www.fire.org.nz/Fire-Safety/Safety-Devices/Pages/Smoke-alarms-types.aspx 

and: 

http://www.consumer.org.nz/ 


Loving our children: Safer Homes [Burns prevention toolkit. Home child burn prevention 

resource including booklet, stickers and printable sheets.] 



Auckland, Safekids New Zealand: 2010. 

This 'information kit' includes an A5-sized spiral bound booklet, magnets and printable sheets and 

is a resource for the Safekids Campaign 2010-2011. It is a development of a child burn 

prevention resource originally developed by Safe Waitakere, Waitakere City Council in Auckland. 

It was developed in collaboration with Safe Waitakere Injury Prevention, NZ Fire Service, National 

Burns Centre and Burns Support Charitable Trust. It includes: some general facts about child 

burns, safety message around common causes of burns (such as overly hot tap water, hot drinks 

and food, kettles, irons, barbeques, heaters, open fires, house fires etc) and bold and clear black 

and white illustrations of these causes and preventive measures. 

The intention is that the booklet can be held up during a discussion with parents and 

caregivers and that the bold illustrations/ graphics facilitate clear communication about 

hazards and burns prevention. It is intended for one-on-one use by home visitors such as: 

Well Child visitors, Midwives, Maori PHO workers, Public Health workers etc. 

The booklet is organised into sections: General, 6 weeks to 3 months, 5 months, 8-10 months, 

15-24 months, 3 years and 5 years. In each of these sections the hazards to this age group or 

developmental stage are focused on e.g. at 5 months - "Tablecloths can be pulled by crawling 

children, placemats are safer." 

Each of the pages of graphics have been reproduced as single printable/ photocopyable 

sheets which can be left with people as a reminder of what was discussed. 

Also included in the information kit/ toolkit are the Maori/ English bilingual version of the fridge

magnet: 'Hot water burns like fire'. 


Hot water burns like fire - He rite ano te wera o te wai ki te wera o te ahi. Me waiho nga inu wera 

ki tetahi waahi kia kore e kapongia e te tamaiti - Keep hot drinks out of the reach of children. 

[Fridge/ whiteware magnet]. 




This bi-lingual Maori/ English language hot cup burn prevention whiteware magnet was 

developed to be used as part of the Safekids Campaign 2010/11 burns prevention theme. 

Includes Maori translations of the messages: 'Hot water burns like fire' and an image of a 

spilling cup of hot beverage with the message on it: Me waiho nga inu wera ki tetahi waahi kia 

kore e kapongia e te tamaiti - Keep hot drinks out of the reach of children. It is also to be 

included as part of the 'burns prevention toolkit'. 


Factsheet: Child burn injuries. 






This factsheet was revised (from 2008) for use in the Safekids Campaign 2010/2011 in 

relation to the burns prevention theme. It presents information and statistics around childhood 

burn injuries in New Zealand. Includes sections on: Overview, Burns from hot objects/ 

substances (scalds), Burn definitions, Burns from fire and flame, First aid for burns (there are 

important changes to the advice here: "... cool the burn under cold running water for AT 

LEAST 20 MINUTES"). Includes references. 


TRANSPORT PLANNING - NZ 

Safer journeys - New Zealand's road safety strategy to 2020. 


Ministry of Transport 

Wellington, Ministry of Transport: 2010. 45 p. 

This road safety strategy document from the Ministry of Transport is a "strategy to guide 

improvements in road safety over the period 2010–2020. The long term goal for road safety in 

New Zealand is set out in its vision: "A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious 

injury" 

This vision recognises that while we could never prevent all road crashes from happening, we 

could ultimately stop many of them resulting in death and serious injury. It also broadens our 

focus beyond preventing deaths to also preventing serious injuries. 

To support the vision, Safer Journeys takes a Safe System approach to road safety. This 

approach means working across all elements of the road system (vehicles, roads, speeds and 

road users) and recognises that everybody has responsibility for road safety. 

In developing Safer Journeys, we have looked to research and the experience in other 

countries such as Australia . Public consultation, on a Safer Journeys discussion document

that set out possible actions, was held from 18 August to 2 October 2009. More than 1500 

submissions were received. This feedback has been used in the development of Safer 

Journeys. 

Safer Journeys will be implemented through a series of action plans. These plans will set out 

the actions we are to take, timelines for actions and responsibility for implementing them. They 

will also detail how progress will be monitored and actions evaluated." 

Available at: 

http://www.transport.govt.nz/saferjourneys/ 


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