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With summer ending and the start of school just around the corner, drivers need to do their part to keep kids safe as they walk and bike to school. Whether you are taking your kids to school or just driving through a school zone, you can do your part to keep kids safe. August is [...]
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Summer memories often include lighting sparklers and watching fireworks during 4th of July celebrations, however, hundreds of children are injured from fireworks each summer. Fireworks can cause serious burn and eye injuries. In 2009, 3,300 children ages 0-14 were injured from fireworks. Of these injuries, 70% occurred in the weeks surrounding July 4th. The safest [...]
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Every year since 1998, heat stroke or hyperthermia has claimed an average of 37 children when they were left alone in cars. It need not be a very hot day for the car to become too hot for a young child’s body. There is no temperature when it is safe to leave a child alone [...]
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Help bring peace of mind to the moms in your life with Safety Basics from Safe Kids. Find a Safe Kids New Jersey event near you.
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Spring is officially here, and with the warmer weather comes many opportunities for kids to be active. More than 30 million kids under 14 participate in organized sports, and more than one in 10 ends up in the emergency room after suffering from a sports injury. Whether your kids are elite athletes or just shooting [...]
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New Jersey’s seat belt law has been tightened, something safety advocates have long pushed for. Signed on January 18, 2010 and effective immediately, legislation now requires ALL occupants in passenger vehicles including vans, pickup trucks and SUV’s that are required to be equipped with seat belts to buckle up, regardless of their seating position in [...]
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In recognition of Poison Prevention Week, March 14-20, the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES) is launching “7 Days and 7 Ways to Safety,” a campaign providing simple daily tips that New Jersey residents can follow in order to ensure a safer home or work environment. As part of the week’s ongoing activities, [...]
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Safe Kids Atlantic/Cape May together with Atlanticare Health Services hosted a sports injury prevention clinic, Get Ahead in the Game – Prevent Concussions, for coaches, athletic trainers, parents and children recently to focus on injury risks associated with ice hockey and lacrosse. Former Philadelphia Flyer Keith Primeau discussed a player’s perspective of safety and importance [...]
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The cold weather does little to keep winter sports enthusiasts inside – especially children. In fact, children ages 14 and under are at a high risk for winter sports injuries. In 2007, there were 17,000 estimated injuries among children from skiing and snowboarding; 24,500 estimated injuries from sledding; and 1,500 estimated injuries from snowmobiles and [...]
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The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. While parents are on a mad-dash to scoop up the hottest toys, safety should be at the top of their wish lists. Each year, an estimated 169,300 toy-related injuries in children ages 14 years and younger are treated in hospital emergency [...]
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