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Safety & the environment
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<p>Information for parents about indoor and outdoor safety, car and travel safety, and poison prevention. Also find first aid resources including information about animal bites, insect bites and sunburns.</p>
<p>Information for parents about indoor and outdoor safety such as scald prevention and how to prevent head injuries in children. There are also resources discussing car and travel safety, and poison prevention. Also find first aid resources including information about animal bites, insect bites and sunburns.<br></p>
<div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable"> <span class="pull-right panel-heading-collapsable-icon"> <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Cars and travel</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Information to help keep your child safe when they are in a car seat. Also things to keep in mind if you are travelling with a child who has a health condition. </p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=4105&language=English">Car seat safety for infants and children</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2518&language=English">Diabetes and vacations </a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=2117&language=English">Epilepsy and travel</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=903&language=English">Fever in a returning traveller</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1944&language=English">Food allergies and travelling</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3948&language=English">Caring for dental braces while travelling and away from home</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1266&language=English">Accident benefits after a motor vehicle collision</a></li></ol></div><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable"> <span class="pull-right panel-heading-collapsable-icon"> <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Indoor safety</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Find out about some of the things in your home that could harm you child and what you can do about them. </p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1116&language=English">Burns: Household safety and prevention</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1939&language=English">Preventing burns: Winter safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1455&language=English">Food safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1946&language=English">Holiday safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1917&language=English">Lead poisoning</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=437&language=English">Nursery equipment safety for newborn babies</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1958&language=English">Poison-proof your home: A guide to keeping your family safe from poisons</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1960&language=English">Radon: Reducing your risk at home</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1962&language=English">Scald prevention</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1963&language=English">Second-hand smoke</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1117&language=English">Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors</a></li></ol></div><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable"> <span class="pull-right panel-heading-collapsable-icon"> <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Outdoor safety and activities</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Find out about some of the outdoor things and activities that could harm you child and what you can do about them. </p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1959&language=English">Burn prevention: Campfires, fire pits and fireworks </a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1912&language=English">Cold weather injuries</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1940&language=English">Dressing for the cold</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1945&language=English">Halloween safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1966&language=English">Heat-related illness: How to prevent</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1915&language=English">Heat-related illness in young athletes </a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1982&language=English">Helmets: How they prevent injury</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1983&language=English">Helmets: How to get your child to wear one</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1984&language=English">How to prevent head injuries in children</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=800&language=English">Insect bites</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1954&language=English">Outdoor winter safety: Staying safe during winter activities</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1956&language=English">Plant safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1957&language=English">Playground safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3949&language=English">How to treat splinters and slivers </a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1919&language=English">Recreational water illnesses: Prevention and precaution</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1920&language=English">Spider bites and scorpion stings</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=308&language=English">Sun: Protecting your child's skin</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=768&language=English">Sunburn</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1968&language=English">Water safety</a></li></ol></div><div class="panel panel-primary"><div class="panel-heading clickable"> <span class="pull-right panel-heading-collapsable-icon"> <i class="mdi mdi-chevron-down"></i></span><h2 class="panel-title">Poisoning</h2></div><div class="panel-body list-group" style="display:none;"><p>Learn about the different ways your child may come into contact with poison and and what you can do to keep your family safe. </p></div><ol class="list-group" style="display:none;"><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1455&language=English">Food safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1917&language=English">Lead poisoning</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1956&language=English">Plant safety</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1121&language=English">Poison information centres in Canada</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=1958&language=English">Poison prevention: A guide to keeping your family safe from poisons</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3954&language=English">Top 10 poisons</a></li><li class="list-group-item"><a class="overview-links" href="/Article?contentid=3956&language=English">Cannabis and children</a></li></ol></div>
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