Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 13-year-old in Ovid, Michigan who died when she was unintentionally shot in the head by her 14-year-old brother who was handling a shotgun inside their home.
a 3-year-old in Greenville, South Carolina who died when he was unintentionally shot in the head. He and his sister had been playing with a pink handgun that they thought was a toy.
a 7-year-old in Buckeye, Arizona who was attacked by his neighbor's pitbulls as he tried to retrieve a football from their backyard. They tore off his right ear, broke his left arm, and caused serious lacerations on his face and body.
a 2-year-old in Laytonsville, Maryland who suffered serious burns after drinking from a cup of hot coffee.
a 2-year-old in Chandler, Arizona who suffered smoke inhalation after causing a house fire while playing with a lighter.
an 11-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida who is in critical condition after falling out of the rear emergency door of a moving school bus with special-needs students.
a 4-year-old in Livermore, California who drowned in his family's backyard swimming pool after getting out of his mother's sight for only a minute or two.
a 5-year-old in Columbus, Ohio who is in critical condition after nearly drowning in an icy pond near his apartment complex. A bystander drowned trying to save him.
a 2-year-old in Tucson, Arizona who nearly drowned while taking a bath with her 5-year-old brother while their mother went into another room to ch...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
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