The ASB St John in Schools programme Make it Safe May was rolled out to 10,271 students nationwide - including more than 600 Northland pupils. Photo / Supplied
More than 600 Northland school kids have learned how to stay safe from unintentional injuries - the third-leading cause of death in young Kiwis.
A mix of eight primary and intermediate schools in the region – as far north as Awanui School in Kaitaia to as south as Waipū School
in Bream Bay – gathered the skills in the ASB St John in Schools programme Make it Safe May, in partnership with ACC.
They were among 10,271 students nationally learning how to prevent the four leading causes of child hospital admissions– burns, poison, falls and slips, and drowning.
St John data revealed nationwide more than three children under 14 were admitted to hospital each day for falls, more than five kids for burns, and about four children with poisoning. Home drownings killed about three children every year.
St John head of community education Jacci Tatnell said providing tamariki with the skills to spot hazards and eliminate them would make homes and playgrounds safer.
