Saturday Safety Roundup

In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of: a 3-year-old in Queens, New York who died after she fell from the 5th floor bathroom window after getting locked in with her 2-year-old sister. a 12-year-old in Woodbury, New Jersey who required 100 stitches on his elbow after he was bitten by a Rottweiler that had jumped over the fence of his backyard to get to the child. a 11-year-old in Albany, Georgia who had part of his scalp ripped off by a pit bull after being attacked by a neighbor's pit bull. He had entered his neighbor's fenced backyard with his 15-year-old brother to help rake leaves. a 16-year-old in Auburn, Indiana who was injured after he was hit by a car while trying to cross a county road on his ATV. It is thought that his helmet and other protective gear saved him from more serious injuries. a 5-year-old in Knott County, Kentucky who died at a birthday party when he drove a battery-powered toy Jeep under a trampoline and got pinned between the trampoline frame and the Jeep. a 12-year-old in Springfield, Massachusetts who drowned during a school swimming class. a 12-year-old in High Point, North Carolina who drowned along with her parents in a retention pond near their apartment after her father suggested that they and some friends go swimming in the middle of the night in the freezing cold weather. a 14-month-old in Caldwell, Idaho who was seriously injured after he was shot with a BB gun. a 4-year-old in Charlotte, North Carolina who unintenti...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news