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How to handle common accidents at home

Accidents are prone to happen at home

Your child’s hurt but do you really need to rush off to hospital? Here’s what you can do if your little one has an accident.

Next time you go to hospital, take a look around. Chances are it will be full of children sporting bumps and bruises, vicious-looking cuts and other minor ills. This is because around a quarter of all accidents in the home involve children under four. So why are small children so horribly accident-prone?

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