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Positives of pet ownership• Wonderful companions• Unconditional love• Great for developing
self esteem• Provides opportunity to
be responsible and caring
• Great for exercise
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One of many tragic stories
Herald Sun 7th Sept 2009
Photograph Ben Swinnerton
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We Are Family
• Launched in April 2008
• Established in 60 hospitals with antenatal services.
• Booklets distributed as part of the booking process
• Has already been taken up by SA• Fully endorsed by NACE (National Association of Childbirth Educators)
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We are making a difference!
Child dog bite hospital admissions and emergency presentations
have decreased by 22% in the last three year period
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Over the past three years in Victoria we averaged
1 death
482 hospital admissions
1628 emergency department presentations
That’s nearly 6 each day
Dog AttacksDog Attacks
The Facts
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0 to 4 is by far the most at risk group to be hospitalised due to dog attack
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Most dog attacks requiring hospital treatment occur in the victims’ family home or that of family or friends.
They were therefore bitten by their own dog or one known to them.
Did you know
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Toddlers and pets do not have an innate understanding of how to behave around each other.
Parents are not good at supervising or separating
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Children are far more vulnerable to serious injury to the head and neck due to their size.
The Facts
(82% of hospital admissions and 69% of emergency department presentations were for head, neck and face injuries to the 0-4 age group)
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Water and road safety have a high community profile.
Dog attacks put just as many kids in hospital
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An accident waiting to happen
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And so is this
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Our Key MessagesAntenatal
•Prepare your pets and their environment.
Maternal & Child Health
•Actively supervise all interaction.
•If you can’t actively supervise, securely separate.
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DVD
Information Booklet
Websitewww.pets.dpi.vic.gov.au
Customer Service Centre
The Program
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•40 minutes to an hour
•DVD is divided into chapters
•Follow the Educator’s notes pages to initiate discussion.
Delivering the program
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When can I deliver?• Parent education
sessions• Morning teas• Home visits• Mum’s groups• Dad’s groups• Grandparent’s
groups
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Curly Questions?
• Don’t try and answer them
• Ring or email us– Range of experts we can resource from– We will turn around within 48hrs
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We need your help
Phone 9217 4321
Virginia Soderstrom Rob Morrice