My Health

Accidents & Injuries

Every year in Cardiff some 200 people die or suffer a major injury and more than 700 may attend accident and emergency centres as a result of an accident.  Simple everyday tasks can result in an unintentional injury and almost everyone has suffered one at some time or other, whether a small inconvenience or something more serious.  Yet so many accidents can be prevented.

 

 

 

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National Dates: Accidents & Injuries

31 January 2011

National Bug Busting Day, Community Hygiene Concern.

www.chc.org


4 - 10 February 2011

National Tinnitus Week, British Tinnitus Association.

tinnitus.org.uk


1 March 2011

Self Injury Awareness day, LifeSIGNS.

www.selfinjury.org.uk/siad


1 - 31 March 2011

National Bed Month, Sleep Council.

www.sleepcouncil.com


7 April 2011

World Health Day, World Health Organisation.

www.who.int/world-health-day


11 - 15 April 2011

National Allergy Week, Allergy UK.

www.allergyuk.org


27 April 2011

International Noise Awareness Day, League for the Hard of Hearing.

www.quiet.org

1 - 31 May 2011

World Foot Health Month, Federation of International Podiatrists.

www.fipnet.org


1 - 31 May 2011

International ME Awareness Month.

www.investinme.org


3 - 10 May 2011

Sun Awareness Week, British Association of Dermatologists.

www.bad.org.uk


5 May 2011

Save lives: Clean your hands, WHO.

www.who.int


8 - 14 May 2011

M.E. Awareness Week, Action for M.E.

www.afme.org.uk


9 - 13 May 2011

Asthma Awareness Week.

www.asthma.org.uk


9 - 15 May 2011

Action for Brain Injury, Headway Brain Injury Association.

www.headway.org.uk


6 - 12 June 2011

National Food Safety Week, Food Standards Agency.

www.food.gov.uk


14 June 2011

World Blood Donor Day.

www.wbdd.org


15 June 2011

Bug Busting Day, Community Hygiene Concern.

www.nits.net/bugbusting


20 - 26 June 2011

Child Safety Week, Child Accident Prevention Trust.

www.capt.org.uk/csweek


20 - 26 June 2011

National Falls Awareness Week.

www.ageuk.org.uk


1 - 31 August 2011

National Road Victim Month, Road Peace.

www.roadpeace.org


31 October 2011

National Bug Busting Day, Community Hygiene Concern.

www.nits.net/bugbusting


5 November 2011

Bonfire Night, Department of Trade and Industry.

www.dti.gov.uk/fireworks


14 - 18 November 2011

Indoor Allergy Week.

www.allergyuk.org


21 - 27 November 2011

Road Safety Week, Brake - the Road Safety Charity.

www.roadsafetyweek.org


3 December 2011

International Day of Disabled Persons, United Nations.

www.un.org/disabilities/


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Did you know

  •    You are entitled to review your medications with your local pharmacist free of charge.
  •    A healthy balanced diet, taking more exercise and losing weight if necessary may delay the onset of diabetes.
  •    Young people aged 13-25 years can access free, confidential sexual health advice and condoms from the Cardiff Condom-Card (C-Card) Scheme.
  •    A reduction in dietary salt intake from 9g to 6g could reduce blood pressure.
  •    In England and Wales, alcohol misuse leads to some 33,000 hospital admissions each year for alcohol-related liver disease.
  •    Improving your diet could prevent an estimated third of cancers.
  •    Over 40% of 5 year olds in Cardiff have one or more decayed teeth.
  •    Currently, over half of the population of Cardiff are reported to be overweight or obese.
  •    If you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash, than a driver who hasn't been drinking.
  •    A healthy balance diet, physical activity and maintaining a healthy body weight have been shown to be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypertension.
  •    Obesity is associated with a reduction in life expectancy of approximately 9 years.
  •    Regular exercise can really help if you're feeling depressed, stressed or anxious.
  •    A diet rich in fruit and vegetables decreases the risk of coronary heart disease.
  •    Of the people alive today, 650 million will eventually be killed by tobacco.
  •    An extra portion of fruit and vegetables per day could decrease the risk of coronary heart disease by 4% and stroke by 6%.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are 50% less likely of becoming obese.
  •    Nearly £2000 a year could be saved by quitting smoking 20 cigarettes per day.
  •    If you are regularly physically active, you are approximately 50% less likely to develop coronary health disease than those who do not exercise.
  •    By taking regular physical activity you are at reduced risk of developing osteoporosis.
  •    Smoking during pregnancy has been identified as a cause of cot death.
  •    In Wales, the total cost of physical inactivity to the health service and the economy as a whole is estimated at around £650 million per year.
  •    6,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in men each year are directly due to alcohol.
  •    Only 26% of adults in Cardiff undertake the recommended 5 x 30 minutes exercise per week.

Useful Downloads

» HSE First aid at work:
The H&S (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 Approved Code of Practice and guidance (pdf)

» HSE First aid at work:
Your questions answered (pdf)

» What Happens When You Call 999 (pdf)