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Safe Kids Worldwide Issues National Alert: Eight Child Heatstroke Deaths in Seven Days

With more hot weather to come and the record number of deaths in the first week of August, it’s critical to get the word out.
Look before you lock to prevent heatstroke

NHTSA Joins Kentucky Safety Advocates to Highlight Dangers of Child Heatstroke in Hot Cars

NHTSA, joined Safe Kids Worldwide, and Kentucky Department of Transportation officials to discuss ways to prevent child deaths and injuries in hot cars.
Safe Kids and NHTSA highight heat stroke risk

NHTSA Joins Safe Kids, Florida Safety Advocates, Victim’s Family to Highlight Dangers of Child Heatstroke in Hot Cars

David Strickland and Kate Carr, joined with a local family who suffered a heatstroke tragedy to discuss ways to prevent child deaths and injuries in cars.
CPSC and Safe Kids warn of magnet risk

Joint Statement of CPSC and Safe Kids on Magnet Poisoning

CPSC and Safe Kids strongly urge parents and caregivers to keep magnets away from the reach of children and offer tips to avoid magnet ingestion.
Celebrate Bike to School Day

National Center for Safe Routes to School Holds First-ever National Bike to School Day to Promote Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety

Safe Kids' Kate Carr and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator David Strickland, raise awareness during National Bike to School Day.
New study shows risk of sports injuries

New Research Reveals One Third of Young Athletes Sidelined Due to Preventable Injuries

A Report on Youth Sports Safety, commissioned by Safe Kids Worldwide and Johnson & Johnson, reveals that uninformed behaviors in child injuries.
Leaving a child alone in a car can lead to heatstroke

Children Alone in Vehicles Can Quickly Lead to Tragedy

Safe Kids Worldwide and the General Motors Foundation are launching their 2012 heatstroke awareness campaign, Never Leave Your Child Alone in a Car.
Remember to store all medicines up, up and away

New Research Reveals Medications Are the Leading Cause of Accidental Poisoning Deaths Among Children Today

Safe Kids new research report found that while the death rate among children from poisoning has been cut in half, child-poisoning deaths have doubled.

Safe Kids Worldwide Expands Leadership Team

Safe Kids Worldwide announced today that Shannon Sullivan, Anthony Green, and Martha Wilcox have joined its leadership team in Washington, D.C.
Safe Kids and FedEx

Safe Kids and FedEx Express Award $5,000 to Katy, Texas Elementary School

Safe Kids Worldwide was joined by Sesame Street’s Grover to award $5,000 to Loraine T. Golbow Elementary School in Katy, Texas.

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