Preventing injuries is an important part of maintaining your health and well-being and helps create and maintain healthy, vibrant, resilient communities. Injuries can be either intentional (done on purpose) or unintentional (not done on purpose), though the majority are unintentional.

Unintentional injuries can impact the health and quality of life of those injured, as well as their families and communities. Injuries are not accidents or inevitable; in fact, most injuries are predictable and preventable. Some common causes of injury include falls, transport incidents and unintentional poisonings.

Injuries do not affect everyone equally. Factors such as income, social networks and your physical environment can influence your risk of injury.

General

Injury Topics – Parachute Canada
Preventing Injury – Health Information
Cost of Injury Report – Canada
Cost of Injury – Atlantic Canada
Injury Prevention – Public Health Agency of Canada
Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention
Child Safety Link
NL Injury Prevention Coalition
Safety NL

Fall Prevention

Fall Prevention – Health Information
Falls Prevention | IWK Child Safety Link
Child Fall Prevention Toolkit | IWK Child Safety Link
Falls in Children – Parachute Canada
Falls in Seniors – Parachute Canada

Transport Safety

Car Seat Safety- Child Safety Link
Booster Seat Safety -Child Safety Link
Child Car Safety- Transport Canada
Road and Motor Vehicle Safety – Transport Canada
Off-road Vehicles Safety – Government NL
All-terrain Vehicles – Parachute Canada

Poison Prevention

Poisoning – Parachute
Poison Prevention -Child Safety Link

Did you know… Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have free, 24/7 access to the Atlantic Canada Poison Centre? If you suspect a poisoning, call 1-844-POISON-X (1-844-764-7669).