General Article Top tips to help stay safe at home

Topic Selected: Personal Safety Book Volume: 457

Accidents often occur when we’re distracted and can happen alarmingly quickly, so it is important that we don’t ignore the risks and instead put in place some simple steps to help reduce the likelihood of them occurring.

Each year there are approximately 14,000 admissions to hospital in Northern Ireland as a result of unintentional injuries.

The following are among the most common home dangers, with tips on how to help prevent them.

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