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Saturday Safety Roundup

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:57:40 +0000

In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:

a 12-month-old in Dallas, Texas who died after she was left in a hot car while her mother went to work as a teacher's aide at an area elementary school.
an 11-month-old in Miami, Florida who died after he was left in a hot car after his mother went into their home without him.
an 11-year-old in Bossier City, Louisiana who was unintentionally shot in the abdomen by a 13-year-old with a .22 revolver that belongs to a family member.
an 11-year-old in Lake City, Florida who died when his 4-year-old sister unintentionally shot him in the neck on Mother's Day.
a 15-year-old in Houston, Texas who died while sitting in the front seat of a car after he was unintentionally shot by another teen who was sitting in the back seat.
a 13-month-old in Tullahoma, Tennessee who is in critical condition after her father unintentionally shot her in the chest while cleaning his gun.
a 5-year-old in Denton, Texas who died after he was unintentionally shot in the head by an 8-year-old friend who had found a .22-caliber rifle in a bedroom at the younger child's home.
a 6-year-old in Amarillo, Texas who unintentionally shot himself in the abdomen while at a relative's home.
a 14-year-old in Santa Fe, New Mexico who was unintentionally shot in the thigh by a friend who was playing with a gun.
a 13-year-old near Arborfield, Arizona who died when the ATV he was driving between his farm and his grandparent's home rolled after it got caught on some barbed wire between two fence posts.
a 7-year-old in Tooele County, Utah who died when the ATV she was riding on as a passenger veered off a road, went into some trees, and a low-hanging branch ruptured an artery in her neck.
a 16-year-old in Hinesburg, Vermont who died after an ATV accident. His father found him unconscious about a half mile from their home.
a 12-year-old in Baldwin, New York who died when his ATV flipped while he was trying to remove a post from the ground.
two toddlers in La Mesa, California who drowned in a backyard swimming pool.
a 4-year-old in Topeka, Kansas who nearly drowned in a lake near his home. His father found him in the lake after he noticed he was gone.
a 17-month-old in Glendale, California who is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a backyard pool at a relative's house, which he may have got to through a doggy-door.
an 11-year-old in Springtown, Texas who died after he tripped and fell near a school bus that was pulling away from a bus stop and was run over.
a 2-year-old in Middletown, Ohio who suffered severe burns on both of her arms after falling into a 13-gallon trash can that was filled with hot water (to clean it) while reaching for a pencil. The hot water heater in the home was set to 160 degrees.
a 12-month-old in Mayo, Florida who is in serious condition after getting run over by a pickup truck as she played in her driveway.

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Safer Strollers

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:33 +0000

We may soon be getting safer strollers.

And that's good news if you have been affected by one of the many stroller recalls over the last few years. In addition to stroller recalls, the CPSC states that there have been "more than 1,200 stroller-related incidents, including four fatalities and nearly 360 injuries that occurred from 2008 through 2012."

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Does Better Recess Equal Better School Days?

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:48:02 +0000

Often, when you ask younger kids what they like best about school, they will say recess.

That's not surprising. Everyone could use a nice little break in their day to have some fun.

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Saturday Safety Roundup

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:57:37 +0000

In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:

a 12-year-old in Camden, New Jersey who was unintentionally shot in the face by a 12-year-old with a .38 caliber revolver as they got ready to go to school.
a 2-year-old in Corsicana, Texas who died after he unintentionally shot himself in the head with a handgun that he found in a bedroom.
a 3-year-old in Tampa, Florida who died after he unintentionally shot himself with his uncle's 9mm handgun that he had left in a backpack.
a 6-year-old in Oakland Park, Florida who is in critical condition after she was unintentionally shot in the chest by her 13-year-old brother.
a 4-year-old in Brighton, Alabama who is in critical condition after he was unintentionally shot in the head while in a bedroom with another 4-year-old.
a 7-year-old in Omaha, Nebraska who was hospitalized after he was mauled by two Rottweilers who got through their yard's wireless electronic fence and attacked the boy on the street, biting him on his forehead and scalp.
a 10-year-old in St. George, Utah who required surgery after sustaining 4 broken ribs and multiple wounds over his head, face, chest, and legs, etc., after he fell off a wall while playing hide-and-seek in his neighborhood and into a yard with three Rottweilers. A woman and her 11-year-old daughter at the home who rushed out to protect him were also attacked.
a child in Henderson County, Texas who is critical condition after being attacked by a pit bull.
a 15-year-old in Northland Township, Minnesota who died after losing control of the ATV she was driving, which flipped over.
a 3-year-old in Tucson, Arizona who drowned in an unfenced backyard pool at a home where her parents were visiting for a gathering.
a 3-year-old in Yuma, Arizona who drowned in his family's backyard swimming pool.
a 3-year-old in Sarasota, Florida who nearly drowned in an apartment pool after taking off her floaties. She was saved by a 10-year-old neighbor who noticed her floating her face down, after the toddler's guardian had gotten out of the pool to put out a fire on a nearby barbecue grill.
a 3-year-old in North Platte, Nebraska who is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a pond while his stepfather was fishing.
a 20-month-old in El Cajon, California who is in critical condition after he nearly drowned in a backyard swimming pool.
a 10-month-old in San Diego, California who is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a bathtub.
a 23-month-old in Upper Marlboro, Maryland who is in critical condition and "battling for his life" after nearly drowning in a pool.
a 2-year-old in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who was briefly unattended and drowned in a bathtub.
two teens in Pascagoula, Mississippi who drowned in the Pascagoula River after they were swept into the current and sucked under a barge while knee-boarding.
a 2-year-old in Dublin, Ohio who had his foot amputated after a lawnmower accident.
an 18-month-old in Camas, Washington who had his leg cut off when his grandfather unintentionally backed over the toddler on his Kubota riding lawnmower.
a 10-year-old in Fort Gaines, Georgia who died after she was ejected while sitting near the front of a school bus during an accident. The driver lost control of the bus on a curve and hit a culvert.

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Bike to School Day Is Today

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:25:59 +0000

Today is the second annual National Bike to School Day, which joins Walk to School Day to help get kids more active and build "awareness for the need for walkable communities."

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Studies for National Youth Traffic Safety Month

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:56:45 +0000

As we observe National Youth Traffic Safety Month, let's take a look at some recent studies that show we need to do more to keep our kids safe on the road.

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Measles in Michigan

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:04:30 +0000

An infant who wasn't vaccinated has developed a probably case of measles in Battle Creek, Michigan after traveling out of the country. The child likely exposed other people to measles at an area pediatric office and an emergency room in the Kalamazoo area.

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Hand Hygiene Day - Save Lives: Clean Your Hands

Sun, 05 May 2013 17:21:34 +0000

Not to be confused with Global Handwashing Day, which was observed on October 15, today is Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization's annual campaign to promote the message to Save Lives: Clean Your Hands.

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Cyberbullying is Rampant in High Schools

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:34:18 +0000

Bullying at school has likely been a problem as long as there have been schools.

Barton D. Schmitt, MD wrote about bullying as a possible cause of school phobia in a 1971 article in Pediatrics, "School Phobia - The Great Imitator: A Pediatrician's Viewpoint."

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Another Shooting Accident - Another Child in Critical Condition

Sat, 04 May 2013 17:56:20 +0000

With the unintentional shooting death of the 2-year-old in Kentucky fresh in everyone's mind, there is news of another unintentional shooting.

This one is in Brighton, Alabama...

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