Saturday Safety Roundup

<p>In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:</p>

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<li>a 13-year-old from Houston who died after he struck a tree while <strong>skiing</strong> at the Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado on the resort's beginner trail. He was not wearing a helmet.</li>
<li>an 8-year-old in New Athens, Illinois who suffered multiple bites to her legs, back, and chest during an attack by two <strong>German shepherds</strong> that had escaped from their yard.</li>
<li>a 10-year-old in Miami, Florida who was hospitalized after suffering a deep leg wound after being attacked by a <strong>terrier</strong> that had escaped from his yard.</li>
<li>a 3-year-old in Ladson, South Carolina who suffered dog bite wounds to his face after falling off a bed, onto the dog, who attacked him. </li>
<li>a 2-month-old in Caseyville, Illinois who is in critical condition after suffering serious <strong>burns</strong> after her grandmother lit a cigarette near an oxygen tank and started a flash fire in their home.</li>
<li>a 4-month-ol in Fallbrook, California who suffered life-threatening <strong>burns</strong> after her mother spilled scalding water while giving her a bath. They had no running hot water in their home.</li>
<li>a 14-year-old near Taylorsville, North Carolina who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after he was uni...

Source: About.com Pediatrics - January 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news