Preventing Fall-Related Injuries in Children: An Environmental Scan of Resources and Evidence-Inform

Research and intervention priorities for reducing fall-related injuries in children include: • conducting further research on the effectiveness of home-based child fall prevention interventions beyond the use of safety gates and the isolation and measurement of fall- related injuries to more accurately assess the fall-related impact of home safety initiatives; • maintaining parent/caregiver educat. [...] Designed to serve as a resource for fostering inter- organizational collaboration on child fall prevention and planning child fall prevention initiatives, the scan provides: • an overview of the nature and scope of fall-related injuries in children, including the key contributory risk factors and risk conditions; • a summary of evidence-based practices, programs, environmental supports and regulat. [...] Preventing Fall-Related Injuries in Children: An Environmental Scan 6 2.2 What are the key risk factors and conditions contributing to fall-related injuries in children? Studies have identified associations between childhood falls and a range of demographic, behavioural, social, economic and environmental risk factors and conditions. [...] These include: an acceptance of some injuries as an unavoidable aspect of childhood (Ablewhite et al., 2015; Morrongielo and Corbett., 2016); the belief that injuries can be a beneficial way of teaching children risk avoidance (Morrongiello and Corbett., 2016); a desire to encourage active and independent children (Morrongiello and Corbett., 2016); and the lack of anticipation of injury-inducing e. [...] Evidence-Based Best Practices for Child Fall Prevention 3.1 What does the literature tell us about the most effective ways of preventing child falls in the home? • An overview of thirteen systematic reviews of studies examining child fall prevention in the home conducted by Young et al (2013) found that interventions were effective in promoting the use of safety gates and furniture corner covers.