Saturday Safety Review - Think About Safety

In this week's Saturday Safety Review, stories of: a 3-year-old in Belleview, Florida who was seriously injured when the ATV he was riding on with his 9-year-old brother crashed into a tree. an 8-year-old in Montana Vista, Texas who was injured when the ATV he was riding on with his mother crashed. a 3-year-old in Fitchburg, Massachusetts who, along with her mother, were seriously injured after an attack by a pit bull. a 4-year-old in New Mexico who was viciously attacked by a group of Husky and German Shepard dogs that entered her open backyard after escaping from a neighbor's backyard. The girl required 75 stitches for bites to her head and neck. an 8-year-old with a history of health problems in Douglas County, Kansas who drowned in a bathtub. two children and their father in Delano, Tennessee who are missing and may have drowned after their canoe capsized in a flooded creek. Three other children made it to shore. a 7-year-old in Findley Lake, New York who suffered a head injury after he fell from a chair lift at the Peek 'n Peak Resort and Spa. two children in New Hampshire who were injured after they fell out of a chair lift at the Gunstock Mountain Resort. a 1-year-old in La Puente, California who died when a brick fell from a patio structure and hit the toddler on his head while he with his older sister in their backyard. a 13-year-old in Livingston, Texas who died after falling while practicing for an upcoming dance performance. 3 children and their gran...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news