ECE1069 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Five Ws, What Where, Health Promotion
18 Oct 2018
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Injury is the leading cause of death for canadian children. Most common falls and difficulty with breathing. Burns: *particular concern in ece settings* Children"s growth and development: growth spurts, misjudging distance, under 3 years not aware they can hurt others. Use of inappropriate or inadequate environment and/or equipment not broken, not enough materials. Lack of adequate supervision or unclear or not communicated safety rules. Younger children are more at risk of injuries than older children/adults. Ece programs (e. g. , centres) are safer and generally less dangerous places for young children. More serious injuries at ece programs occur, most often, on the playground. New csa standards, injuries have decreased over recent years. Playground injuries occur most often in summer (43%), followed by fall (27%), spring (24%), and winter (6%). Childhood injuries in programs often happen when children are: tired or hungry, child is new to the program and unfamiliar with the environment.
