Saturday Safety Roundup

In this week's Saturday Safety Round, stories of: a 3-year-old in Farmingdale, Maine who was mauled by a Rottweiler that was chained to the side of a barn with a steel cable at her grandmother's house. The toddler is expected to require several surgeries for the head injuries she sustained from the multiple bite wounds she received during the attack. an 8-year-old in Lapwei, Idaho who died after he was unintentionally shot in the chest. a 6-year-old in Mission, Kansas who was unintentionally shot in the leg by a 14-year-old cousin while at a chiropractor's office. The boy had been playing with the gun, which he had in his sweatshirt pocket, when it fired. a 2-year-old in Gurley, Alabama who unintentionally shot himself in the hand. a 9-year-old in Oregon City, Oregon who died after her mother's boyfriend unintentionally shot her in the head while cleaning a handgun. a 7-year-old in Saucier, Mississippi who was unintentionally shot in the chest by her 6-year-old cousin who had found a loaded 9mm handgun in a bedroom night stand drawer. a 7-year-old in Salina, Kansas who died after he unintentionally shot himself in the head with  a semi-automatic 9mm handgun while shooting with his brother and father. a 13-year-old in Jacksonville, Florida who died after she was unintentionally shot while home alone with several other children who may have been playing with a gun. a 23-month-old in Tampa, Florida who was hospitalized after being left in a hot car for eight hour...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news