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Kaylyn Barbour tells her story about how not wearing a seat belt can change your life completely.
Award-winning video shows the importance of teen driver safety
Washington, D.C.– In recognition of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 21-27, 2018), Safe Kids Worldwide and Chevrolet today released an award-winning video featuring teen driver safety advocate, Kaylyn Barbour. Now paralyzed after a tragic car crash, Kaylyn is speaking out about her experience and sending a powerful message to teens about the risks of unsafe driving behaviors.
Halloween is, hands down, my favorite holiday. It has been for as long as I can remember and for so many reasons:
On most days, the safest way for kids to get to school is on a school bus. Sadly on October 26, 6-year-old twin boys Xzavier and Mason, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl, were exceptions to that rule. They were on their way to Mentone Elementary School in rural Rochester, Indiana. Their bus was traveling northbound on a two-lane highway with a 55-mph speed limit. The school bus driver stopped and lowered the stop arm, its blinking lights signaling that he was picking up students. Along with a fourth child, the three kids started to cross the street to board the bus.
It started as an ordinary Wednesday, until one of my partners informed me of a patient admitted to our Gastroenterology (GI) service at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) who needed our care. The patient was a precocious and otherwise healthy 3-year-old who was admitted overnight after she swallowed a large number of small BB-sized magnets that she had obtained from her father’s desk toy.
Here are some important winter safety tips to help you and your family stay safe.
This blog was written by Alisa Hardison, Safe Kids Global Network fall intern.
During the Fall of 2018, I worked at Safe Kids Worldwide as the Network Intern. While the work was challenging and emotional, I learned four important lessons that I will take with me wherever I go in the future.
Whether your kids are snowboarders, figures skaters or just having fun in the snow, here are a few winter sports safety tips to keep them active, healthy and safe.
Descargue esta hoja de trabajo para ayudarlo a crear su propio plan de escape en caso de incendio.
As temperatures around the country continue to fall, gas-powered generators and heating units can provide wonderful benefits to families when used properly. But they also underscore an important necessity in the home: the need to protect your family from carbon monoxide.According to the CDC, approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. visit the emergency department each year due to accidental CO poisoning.