Injury Prevention, Safety and Medication in School course for GPs

This session will focus on injury prevention and safety in children of school age. It will explore road safety, sun exposure, second-hand smoke exposure and Internet and social media safety. It will also consider the safe management of medication in school for children with health needs.

Learning objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Recognise the risk factors for unintentional injuries in school-age children
• Describe road safety risks and measures implemented for reducing them
• Outline the risks of second-hand smoke and strategies for reducing smoking initiation and smoke exposure
• Identify the health risks of excess sun exposure in school-age children and consider sun protection measures
• Discuss the risks posed by the Internet and social media and consider protective interventions for school-age children
• Describe the safe management of medication in school for children with health needs

This session uses self assessments that help you check what you have learnt. You do not have to use them and your answers are not seen by anyone else.