Placemats produced by Swansea Sure Start and distributed by Swansea NHS Trust to the families of children when they are seen for assessments at the ages of eight months, two years and three years, ask 'How safe is your jungle?'. They identify the main four reasons for young children's attendance at hospital accident and emergency departments - scalds, falls, poisons and lack of car safety.
Launching the scheme at Gorseinon Hospital, Welsh Assembly health minister Jane Hutt said its aim was to reduce the number of children admitted to A&E each year. 'To be aware of danger is essential to a child's safety. Accidents are the biggest single cause of child mortality, accounting for 50 to 70 deaths in Wales every year.'
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