Ensuring a safe living environment for children

Updated date: 10/21/2023 05:54:53

DTO - The Department of Health has just requested the Center for Disease Control to strengthen management, communication, supervision and propose handling of violations in accident and injury prevention, especially accidents and injuries to children due to fire, explosion, drowning and traffic in localities. Implement the assessment of criteria for safe homes, safe communities and safe schools to ensure a safe living environment for children.

Popularize swimming for children to prevent drowning

District and city health centers strengthen communication and training to improve the capacity of grassroots health workers and school health workers in first aid techniques for children with injuries and drowning. Coordinate with socio-political organizations and primary schools in the area to implement the work of preventing and combating injuries and drowning for children. Receive and promptly handle emergency cases and treat cases of children with accidents and injuries in the area, and in cases beyond treatment capacity, transport children to higher levels to ensure compliance with regulations.

Direct commune, ward and town health stations to provide initial first aid and emergency transport for children with accidents, injuries and drowning in the management area. Organize first aid training courses to improve the capacity of medical staff, hamlet and village health workers, and school health workers in preventing and combating accidents and injuries to children in the locality.

Provincial general hospitals receive and promptly handle cases of children with injuries and drowning transferred from other localities.

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