I in 4 times for babies under age one, they are injured while being carried by their parents on the stairs.
The study, which is being released online March 12, 2012 and appearing in the April 2012 print issue of Pediatrics, noted a decline in the annual number of these injuries during the course of the study. “While we are pleased to see a declining trend in the number of stair-related injuries, stairs continue to be a common source of injury among young children,” said the study’s senior author, ...
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March 13, 2012 - 19:22
February 29, 2012 - 20:37
Well known side-by-side latch recalled... check out
.http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1539&s
February 21, 2012 - 13:43
The theme of this year’s Safe Kids Week is Locked Up Tight and Out of Sight.
Poisoning is a much larger public health issue than is generally recognized. For Canadians of all ages, poisoning is the fourth leading cause of injury deaths and permanent total disability. It is estimated that half of all poison exposures occur among children less than five years old. Canadian children are at risk, and most poisonings occur in the home. Fortunately, most poisonings are preventable with a few simple measures. ...
December 7, 2011 - 20:17
Health Canada has updated its warning on Bumbo seats, for more information see Bumbo Seat Recall.
November 21, 2011 - 16:46
Controversial but like it or not, US / Canadian Pediatricians and safety organizations, recommend babies sleep in cribs and avoid any bumpers. Please be informed with your choices.http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/advisories-avis/aw-am/sleep-sommeil-eng.php
August 23, 2011 - 14:31
This past weekend my 11 month-old daughter Olivia completely severed the tip of her pinkie finger and partially severed her ring finger when she grabbed onto our oven drawer (not the oven door, but the drawer between the oven and the floor that is usually used for pots and pans), then fell and caught her fingers on an extremely sharp metal wedge behind the drawer facing. My wife and I have filed a report with the Consumer Products Safety Commission, and we've contacted Whirlpool (the producer of our particular oven). CPSC is in the process of determining whether this type of...
