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Links and Resources

Safe from the Start Patient Safety and Quality in Infant and Child Care
WPSD 2025 Webinar

Patient safety rights for parents and children
WPA Patient Safety Bill of Rights for Parents and Caregives of Children | WPA Patient Safety Bill of Rights for Children
Normal vital signs of children by age group
The three vital signs shown are pulse or heart rate, breaths per minute, and blood pressure.

Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)
The Pediatric Early Warning Score uses vital signs to assess the likelihood of your child’s condition getting seriously worse.
Webinar: Patient Safety Books for Children
Webinar Report


World Patient Safety Day 2025
Every child has the right to safe, quality health care


Patient safety books for children
A series of children’s books designed to raise awareness and educate young minds about patient safety.
WHO Patient Safety Goals for Children
Recommended actions to prevent harm to children in healthcare

Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health Data
Roadmap for ending all preventable maternal, newborn and child deaths
Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere (EWENE)
Dashboard



SDG Target 3.2 End preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age
Dashboard

Standards for improving the quality of care for children and young adolescents in health facilities
Resources

Standards for improving the quality of care for small and sick newborns in health facilities
The standards will guide countries in caring for this vulnerable population and support the quality of care of newborns in the context of universal health coverage.
Situation Awareness for Everyone (S.A.F.E) Toolkit
We worked with 50 sites over four years on the S.A.F.E. programme to develop and trial quality improvement techniques.




Interview with Isabela Castro, patient safety advocate
Isabela shares how her experience of losing her baby daughter to avoidable harm in 2006 led to her involvement in patient safety advocacy.



Interview with Dr. Mona Shah, specialist in children's blood cancers
Dr. Mona Shah describes her work as a pediatric hematologist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.




Doctor Safety Books for Children

Should I take this Medicine?
I won’t wash my hands today!
I don’t want to see a doctor!
DO I NEED AN ANTIBIOTIC?

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Choose your Language:

English, Portuguese, Indonesian, Spanish, Khmer, Hindi, Chinese, Greek, Polish

When Do you need an Injection?

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English, Portuguese, Indonesian, Spanish, Khmer, Hindi, Chinese, Greek, Polish

Video

Children Are Not Little Adults – Understanding Patient Safety in Pediatric Care

English

WPA video on Patient Rights

English

When you visit your doctor, how can you be sure you're receiving the right diagnosis?

English

Spanish

How many medications are too many?

English

Spanish

How do you talk to your healthcare provider?

English

Spanish

How do you raise concerns about a patient’s condition in the hospital?

English

Spanish

An introduction to Medication safety

English

Spanish