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Month: May 2017

Kidsafe Victoria Community Support Centre

Kidsafe Victoria’s Community Support Centre at the new Monash Children’s Hospital provides parents, carers and the general public with a one-stop shop to access resources, information and advice on a range of child injury issues. The centre includes: Four interactive safety hubs – Home Safety, Road Safety, Water Safety and Safe Play. These hubs contain interactive elements including […]

Parents Urged to Maximise Child Restraint Protection

Research reveals 28% of respondents reported that they rarely or never checked that the ISOFIX attachments on their restraint were clicked in and that the straps were tight enough. Kidsafe Victoria has urged parents to maximise the protection of children at the release of their new research report, by ensuring that child restraints are correctly […]

The Myth about Child ‘Proof’ Caps

Do you know what one of the most common causes of childhood poisoning is? It’s an everyday product that you will find in almost every home, car or handbag. It’s Paracetamol. In 2016, the Victorian Poisons Information Centre received 2,443 calls about paracetamol poisoning. The majority of calls related to children aged between 1 – […]

ISOFIX Compatible Child Restraints

ISOFIX compatible child restraints were first introduced in Australia as part of the 2013 Australian Standard (AS/NZS 1754:2013), providing another option for how child restraints can be fitted to a vehicle. Instead of using the vehicle seatbelt, ISOFIX compatible child restraints connect to a vehicles lower ISOFIX anchor points by using the restraints rigid or […]

Kidsafe Victoria e-news May 2017

May e-news Welcome to the May edition of Kidsafe Victoria’s e-news. This month we have some information on preventing injuries from falls, our newly released research into ISOFIX compatible restraints and how you can access our Post Injury Support Portal. We also have information on the latest product recalls. Remember to like us on Facebook […]

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