For Immediate Release
Summer fun a warning for children
Sydney, NSW – 1st December, 2009 - As a not-for-profit organisation who works for critically injured kids,
we see many children go through the emergency room doors every summer. Summer is a time of fun,
often called the silly season, however, as the weather starts heating up, there are a few things that
people need to keep in mind so that we can keep our kids safe and try to prevent critical injuries this
year.
With around 68,000 children hospitalised every year due to injury, this year we are urging parents,
teachers and carers to take extra precautions to ensure their children are safe.
Already this year the road toll in NSW has increased by 25.4 fatalities compared to last year’s figures at
this time. This is a staggering figure which we are hoping will decrease over the Christmas break. Along
with this, several children have fallen to their deaths out of open windows and there have been several
incidents of children drowning in backyard pools.
With children being on school holidays they are spending more time outdoors playing, and it is harder to
know where they are at all times. There can be dangers around the house that parents and carers are
not even aware of, so we are asking everyone to please double check that windows are secured, pool
gates are closed, bike helmets are worn, first aid is known and children aren’t left unattended.
Ron Delezio, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Day of Difference Foundation knows all too well
how quickly your world can change after a critical injury, “we never thought it would happen to us, and
when we got that call to say our daughter’s life was hanging in the balance, it was the worst day of our
lives. We don’t want anyone else to have to go through what we did, but we can say that if they do, the
equipment and support Day of Difference offers will make all the difference to their child’s life.”
For more information on how to keep your children safe this summer, please visit our website at
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For more information please contact:
Madeleine Bennett, Day of Difference Foundation
(02) 8920 9000 or 0424 638 855
maddie@dayofdifference.org.au
About Day of Difference
Day of Difference Foundation is a children’s charity that raises funds for critically injured children and
their families. Day of Difference provides
much needed hospital equipment and facilities to save
children’s lives, funds research into burns and skin technology and supports critically injured children
and their families on their journey from emergency to recovery. The charity also advocates for the
safety of children to help prevent injuries and through community education programs promotes the
acceptance of all children who are different.
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