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With snow comes outdoor activities like sled riding, skiing, snowboarding and ice skating. Thousands of children suffer injuries during these activities that may be prevented. Helmets are essential for many outdoor winter activities. The risk of head injury is too great to leave the helmet in a closet at home. Helmets prevent or reduce the effects [...]
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In addition to food, family, and gifts, decorations are one of the highlights of the holiday season. While candles, Christmas trees, and other decorations are part of the holiday spirit, they can pose fire and poisoning hazards, especially to curious children. The holidays are a time for spending with family and friends, not for rushing [...]
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Naturally, you want your children to have a safe play environment with safe toys. Did you know that in 2009, there were an estimated 181,900 toy-related injuries? And that children under 5 accounted for nearly half of these injuries? Do your children like small play balls and balloons? These kinds of toys account for many [...]
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Did you know cooking fires are the #1 cause of home fires and home fire injuries in the United States, with unattended cooking on the stovetop the leading cause? Not surprising, Thanksgiving Day has almost three times the daily average number of cooking fires. In fact, Thanksgiving Day fires in residential structures cause more property [...]
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When it’s time to “fall back” and change the clocks on Sunday, Nov. 7, make sure to check the batteries in all of your smoke alarms – it could save your life. Did you know that having a working smoke alarm reduces a person’s chance of dying in a fire by half? For the best [...]
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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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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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