The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently released a report that reveals that the number of reported swimming pool drowning fatalities involving children under age five has decreased by 17 percent since 2010. Although this number has decreased, drowning is still the leading cause of unintentional death for this population, as well as the […]
Is Your Home Playground Equipment Safe?
When’s the last time you took a few moments to inspect your home playground equipment and the surrounding area? According to the National Program for Playground Safety, while the vast majority of playground injuries occur in public spaces such as parks and schools, nearly twenty percent occur on home playground equipment. Most playground injuries happen […]
Prevent Heatstroke in Vehicles
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 701 children have been fatally injured due to heatstroke in the past 19 years after being left in a hot vehicle. While it’s easy to chalk these deaths up to negligent parents making their kids wait outside in a hot car while they run errands, many of […]
Bike Safety: Finding the Right Helmet
Bicycle helmets can prevent head injuries and save lives. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 1,000 people die from bicycle crash injuries each year while nearly 550,000 individuals are treated in emergency rooms for injuries that occurred while riding bikes. Head injuries are the cause of 62% of fatalities related to bicycling injuries. […]
Daycare & Child Injuries
Kids will be kids, and they’re bound to get hurt from time to time. Whether it’s a bump on the head while tussling over a favored toy or a scraped knee from falling during a game of tag, minor injuries are common during childhood years. Most child injuries in daycare settings are caused by falling, […]
