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So you want to talk about natural selection…
Thousands of Kiwi kids poisoned by painkillers, household chemical…
[Thank god the Saudi air force pilots aren’t yet allowed to drop “toy” bombs on our playgrounds!]
Hundreds of kiwi kids are ending up in hospital poisoned every year, many after mistaking medicines for sweets, or experimenting with household chemicals.
“Safekids Aotearoa has crunched the numbers on poisoning hospitalisations for children, showing that over eight years nearly 2500 have ended up in hospital after unintentionally poisoning themselves,” according to a report.
Poisoning usually occurred at home, with children under five playing and experimenting with dangerous substances. Medicine accounted for about seven out of 10, with household chemicals, including toilet cleaner and dish-washing liquids, accounting for most of the rest, the report said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/70248109/Thousands-of-Kiwi-kids-poisoned-by-painkillers-chemical-and-plants-study
Child sucked under bouncy castle mat
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/70069346/child-sucked-under-bouncy-castle-mat
There were 11 Inflatable Worlds in New Zealand and two others with the same jousting arena, a report said.
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) figures show there were 774 claims last year for accidents when “bouncy castle” or “inflatable” were listed in the accident description on the claim form.
The claims cost ACC $234,517.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/70207163/i-did-what-most-mothers-would-bouncy-castle-accident-hero-says
Children appreciated them, but “adults go too stupid.”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/8718067/Adult-bouncy-castle-injuries-on-the-rise
Researchers studying hospital statistics found a 15-fold increase in wounds including broken bones, head injuries and cuts since 1995.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9701945/Alarming-increase-in-bouncy-castle-injuries.html
Misbehaving adults and dodgy operators are being blamed for an alarming increase in the number of injuries on bouncy castles.
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/237342/bouncy-castle-injuries-soar