Make Home Accident Make Home Accident Prevention Everybody’s Prevention Everybody’s Business!Business!

Ita McErlean, Manager RoSPA NI

Attendances at A&E (2000)Attendances at A&E (2000)

A&E Attendances 2000

• 71,736 people attended A&E

• 9,042 people were admitted,

total of 54,704 nights in hospital

• 77 people died

The Accident Problem in NIThe Accident Problem in NI

Who is most at Risk?Who is most at Risk?

• Under 5’sUnder 5’s

• Older people (65+)Older people (65+)

• TravellersTravellers

• Lower socio economic groupsLower socio economic groups

• MalesMales

• Single parent familiesSingle parent families

Children in Northern IrelandChildren in Northern Ireland

On average On average 11 child in child in 1212 will be treated for a will be treated for a home accident, each yearhome accident, each year

½½ of those treated will be under of those treated will be under 44

BoysBoys are more likely to have an accident are more likely to have an accident than girlsthan girls

ChildrenChildren are more likely to revisit A&E are more likely to revisit A&E following following anotheranother accidentaccident

Over 65s in Northern IrelandOver 65s in Northern Ireland

15% of population

40% of all emergency admissions

66% of all hospital patients (for other health reasons)

Government Approach Government Approach

Investing for Health Strategy 2002

Home Accident Prevention Strategy 2004 - 2009

LOCAL APPROACHLOCAL APPROACH

Home Accident Prevention NI & Local Groups (22 across NI)

Investing for Health Partnerships across the 4 Board Areas.

Home Safety Officers

Last six months

Secured funding for next 3 years with DHSSPS

Recruited new Home Safety team

Web based database project

Training provided to a range of health practitioners

Support to HAP NI (Home Accident Prevention NI )

Identifying and establishing new partnerships

Meet Connie and Alex

GRANGE PRIMARY SCHOOLNewry

Local practitioners trained to deliver key messages about home accident prevention to primary school children using puppets.

Reaction to the puppets

Adults can have fun too!

By this evening In Northern Ireland:

• AlmostAlmost 200 people will have attended people will have attended A&EA&E

• 5 older people will have been admitted to hospital because of a fall.

• 2 of these will never return home.

A final thought…………..A final thought…………..