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When the Heat Rises, So Do the Risks: Summer Safety for Kids
By Dr. Sadiqa Kendi
I can imagine the fear when a 4-year-old seemingly vanished from a family picnic.
Please note: Safe Kids is now emphasizing especially important recalls at the beginning of the listing.
07/23/2013 CPSC: Kids II is voluntarily recalling Baby Einstein Activity jumpers because the “sun” toy attachment can rebound or snap with force and pose an impact hazard to infants.
TOP RECALLS
09.19.2014 FDA: Mars Chocolate is voluntarily recalling M&M’S Theater Box due to undeclared peanut butter, which is a result of a packaging error. Sold nationwide.
09.16.2014 CPSC: IKEA is voluntarily recalling its GUNGGUNG child swings because the suspension fittings can break, posing a risk of serious fall injury to children. Units: about 2,300 in the US and Canada.
Today, as I write this, it is 93 degrees here in Washington, DC, and very warm in much of the rest of the country. This Friday, weather.com com says it’s going to be 95 in Kansas City, 98 in Little Rock and 92 in Houston.
We are all looking for ways to keep cool. And many of us are daydreaming about a cool swimming pool.
Who doesn’t love a good vacation? I know I do. One of my favorite things to look forward to is my family’s summer vacation. We almost never go to the same place twice (there were those three consecutive visits to a water park lodge, but that doesn’t count because who gets tired of water slides?)
As a longtime member of the Safe Kids staff I was pretty familiar with child safety, long before I became Stephen’s dad 17 months ago, Back then, I didn’t realize the impact Safe Kids would have on my new role as parent.
This year, we are marking 10 years of progress in reducing drowning deaths among our kids through passage of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB). There’s been a 25 percent reduction in U.S. pool deaths among children in the past ten years. On May 24, 2017, members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies heard testimony about the law.
We love that every two years, PrevCon is different and unique – new faces, emerging issues and evolving perspectives. At the same time, we’re grateful that some things remain the same: The dedication, energy and enthusiasm that our attendees, presenters and staff bring to our conference amaze us each and every time! And PrevCon 2019 was no exception.
Auto safety agency urges caregivers to think ‘Where’s baby? Look before you lock.’
LOUISVILLE, KY – With the Kentucky summer already heating up, David Strickland, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), today joined SafeKids Worldwide, Kentucky Department of Transportation officials and health professionals to discuss ways to prevent child deaths and injuries in hot cars and urge parents and caregivers to think "Where's baby? Look before you lock."
Watch Gary take the plunge at the community pool to talk to parents about pool safety. Be sure to watch to the very end.