A Window to Safety: Pediatric Emergency Physician Shares Safety Tips

By Sadiqa Kendi, MD, MPH
April 8, 2025

The weather was beautiful that weekend, with temperatures just right for opening up the windows and enjoying a breeze.

I was inside doing what I love: working a shift as a pediatric emergency physician. My training and experience had prepared me for almost anything, but I was taken aback when not one, but two of the young patients I treated that afternoon had fallen out of windows.

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Playing it Safe

By Amanda Knowles
April 21, 2014
playground safety week 2015

As the weather gets warmer, more kids will be playing outdoors and visiting playgrounds – running and jumping, climbing and swinging.

This week is National Playground Safety Week, so it’s the perfect time to review some safety tips and talk with your children about being safe while having fun on the playground.

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Tags: national playground safety week, playground safety, falls prevention, safety tips

Then Came the Crash

By Gary Karton
April 21, 2014
Car seats like this one save lives

One of the best parts of my job at Safe Kids is working with families who generously share their stories to inspire other parents to get involved. The following story is one of my favorites because it really shows what our work is all about – the little things you can do that can make a big difference.

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Tags: booster seat, car seat, child passenger safety certification, child safety seat, child restraints

Safe Kids Day: The Success Builds

By Editor
April 14, 2014
Children playing at Safe Kids Day 2014

Safe Kids Day 2014 was an incredible success!  With two national signature events in Los Angeles and New York, 100 local events across the United States, and strong traditional and social media promotion, we are so grateful to the thousan

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Tags: Safe Kids Day, partners, making a difference

Devices Down

By Gary Karton
April 14, 2014
Teen driver behind the wheel

This month the National Safety Council is observing Distracted Driving Awareness Month and giving us all an important reminder of the potentially tragic consequences to driving while talking or texting. The Council is asking all drivers to stop using cell phones while they drive.

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Tags: national safety council, distracted driving awareness month, road safety, in and around cars, distraction

Safe Kids Day New York

By Editor
April 12, 2014
Little girl at Safe Kids Day New York

On Saturday, April 12 hundreds of families and kids of all ages swept through the Highline Stages in New York for Safe Kids Day – a day to celebrate kids, prevent injuries and save lives.

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Tags: safe kids new york, safety, kids, child safety

Hollywood Celebrates Safe Kids Day

By Editor
April 7, 2014
Ciara at Safe Kids Day LA 2014

On Saturday, April 5 more than 450 families and kids of all ages swept through the Lot in West Hollywood for the first ever Safe Kids Day in Los Angeles to help celebrate kids, prevent injuries and save lives.

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Tags: safe kids day la, hollywood, drew barrymore

Rules of the Game

By Editor
April 7, 2014
Boy playing Baseball during Sports Safety Month

Did you know that in 2012, 1.35 million children were seen in emergency departments for a sport-related injury? And every 3 minutes, a child is seen for a sport-related concussion.

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Tags: national youth sports safety month, sports safety, pre-participation physical exam, CPR, dehydration, ACL injuries

If Kids Could Float

April 1, 2014
Becca and Thomas Cunningham

Here's the information I want every family to know. Children are falling from windows at an alarming rate – more than 3,300 kids five and under go to the emergency every year. Window falls are a completely preventable.  All windows should have window guards, child safe window stops or 4-inch window opening limiters.  We recommend Guardian Angel window guards, KidCo window stops or KidCo mesh window guards because these all meet ASTM safety standards.

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Tags: falls, window safety, home safety

A Window to Safety

By Gary Karton
March 31, 2014
Smiling Boy

From the moment our babies start to crawl, the world is a magical place filled with new adventures and discoveries. We want to create an environment where kids have the freedom to explore and discover and have fun. That means taking a few precautions around the house to minimize the risk of serious injuries.

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Tags: window safety, window guards, safety tips, window safety week, falls prevention, home safety

The Course of My Life

By Kerry Chausmer
March 31, 2014
A child properly strapped into a car seat

Sometimes we do something and have no idea what the long term consequences might be.

I took the Child Passenger Safety Certification Course in 1998. It was one of the original courses offered and I traveled all the way from Louisiana to Texas to be one of the first people to get certified to correctly install and check car seats.

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Tags: child passenger safety certification, car seat technician, car seat safety, car seat check ups, car safety

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