A powerful, personal story about heat stroke and how easily it can happen so unintentionally and so tragically.We were a typical all-American family. Mom, Dad, two sons, a daughter and two miniature dachshunds living […]
Tag: childhood injuries
Fourth of July Fireworks Safety
Fourth of July is a day of fun. From spending time with friends and family to frolicking in the water be it ocean, lake or pool. And to […]
Keep Your Summer Fun with Water Safety
It’s time for summertime fun and staying cool in the water. Learn these water safety tips.
First test your water smarts with this mini-quiz*: […]
How to Prevent Your Child from Being a Hot Car Death Statistic
Every year dozens of children become a hot car death statistic after being left or getting stuck in a car on a hot day. The parked car quickly […]
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Swimming and Drowning: How Drowning Really Looks?
Summer time brings thoughts of swimming — and drowning potential. The reality is that drowning does not look like drowning, at least not the way the movies show […]
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Childhood Injuries: Go to the ER or Urgent Care Center
It’s a Sunday fall afternoon, we are in a mountain town in Colorado and our child falls and splits his ear lobe in half. He’s screaming. My dad is frantically running around telling us to leave right away. But to where? Luckily Greg was with us and kept his calm, paramedic, let’s-figure-this-out approach. […]
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If Your Child Is Injured Riding in Someone Else’s Car?
At some point your child will ride in another car. While you can choose who your child rides with and take as many other precautions as possible, there are some risks you simply cannot control. […]
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Involving Kids in Fire Safety
This week is national fire prevention week. Why is fire safety an important topic for a child safety blog? In 2014, 249 children from birth to age 14 […]
Drowning: The Fast and Silent Killer
Summer is just around the corner and the weather is getting nice enough to send us to swimming pools, beaches and lakes. Are you prepared with knowing what […]
Diastasis Recti in Children?
Have you been looking to lose that Mummy Tummy ever since that last baby of yours? Did you know it could be the results of Diastasis Recti—separated outer […]
