Safe Kids Pennsylvania

Safe Kids Pennsylvania Raised Injury Prevention Awareness at 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show

Fun, interactive exhibit reminded caregivers how to keep kids safe at home, at play and on the way

Safe Kids Pennsylvania exhibited at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show to reach thousands of parents and caregivers with information about preventing childhood injuries. The games for children, engaging activities, curricula for teachers and resources for parents offered a multifaceted experience to increase awareness for child passenger safety, poison prevention, sport safety, fire and burn prevention, safe sleeping habits, toy safety, fall prevention, gun safety and much more. Read more...

PA Childhood Trauma and Injury Prevention Conference
Successful Models and Methods for Injury Prevention

April 23-24, 2012; Lancaster, PA

Plan now to attend this statewide conference presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Safe Kids Pennsylvania. Sessions will be comprised of successful models and methods related to: Motor Vehicle Safety, Youth Sport Concussion Management, Walkable Communities, Home Visitation, Falls and Playgrounds. In addition, data sources and a learning session on injury prevention principles will be included. Click here for more information and to register.

Protect Kids from Swallowing Coin Lithium Button Batteries

Visit www.thebatterycontrolled.com for more information.

‘Safety in Youth Sports Act’ Signed into Law

Nov. 9, Governor Corbett signed the ‘Safety In Youth Sports Act’, a bill intended to protect student athletes from serious head injuries. Key points of the bill, which take effect July 1, include:

Establishing standards for managing concussions and other brain injuries
Removal from activity of a student who may have suffered a head injury
Return to play not allowed until the student has been medically cleared
Required training for coaches about the risks of concussions

Click here for additional resources.

Staying Safe in the Kitchen this Holiday Season

Holidays are a time to celebrate with family and friends, often with a holiday meal. It’s also when there is almost three times the daily average number of cooking fires. In fact, cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and injuries in the United States.

Holiday meals call for a lot of preparation and cooking, meaning famiy members spend a lot of time in the kitchen. But, when family, friends, and especially children gather in the kitchen, it’s very easy to get distracted and forget about what’s on the stove. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of kitchen fires. Each year, there are approximately 102,408 emergency room visits due to a fire/burn related injury for children ages 0-14. And, contact with a hot surface or flame causes the greatest number of burns in children.

Click here for tips on Kitchen Safety.

Without power? Keep generators outdoors.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, invisible killer. Don’t let gas generators bring CO into your home. Stay safe.

Generator Danger Warning

CO from a generator is deadly and can kill you in minutes. One generator produces as much CO as hundreds of cars. It can kill consumers within minutes.
NEVER use portable generators indoors or in garages, basements, or sheds. They should always be used outside well away from windows, doors, vents, or any other opening.
Always have a working CO alarm in your house.
Never burn charcoal grills indoors, even with ventilation. Charcoal also quickly produces deadly CO.

New Generator On-Product Label
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission

Hidden Hazards in the Home: Furniture and TVs

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to inspect and anchor furniture and TVs now, in order to protect young children from a preventable tragedy.

A new data report shows that between 2000 and 2010, CPSC staff received reports of 245 tip-over-related deaths involving children 8 years old and younger. Read more…

Gov. Corbett Signs Teen Driving Bill into Law

The law also has ramifications for child passenger safety and teen driving throughout the state of Pennsylvania. Read more…