About 1.8 million children in Germany are involved in an accident every year. On average, this means that every 18 seconds a child needs medical attention following an accident.
For this reason, the association “Kleine Patienten in Not e.V.” has been providing hospitals, emergency medical services, fire departments, police and emergency counselors throughout Germany with its “comfort bears” for over 10 years. These bears are placed in the arms of injured and traumatized children to help them get through the initial pain and shock