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medical attention [1,2]. In the United States, it is estimated that every one and a half minute, an infant seeks treatment objects and motor vehicle accidents. Infants are at high risk of unintentional injuries due to their body size, stage Ramdzan et al. BMC Pediatrics 2014, 14:132 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/14/132infant death syndrome [7]. Educational intervention toResearch Group (UMPCRG), Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysiaat the emergency department for an unintentional injury [3]. In Singapore, unintentional injuries constitute 7.7 % of primary care clinic and emergency department visits. This figure is an underestimation as not all unintentional injuries necessitate medical consultation [4]. of development, curiosity and inability to anticipate dan-ger [4-6]. Most unintentional injuries occur at home in the presence of caregivers [4]. As infants depend fully on their caregivers, lapses in supervision have been associate