Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of a:
a 15-year-old in Edina, Missouri who died after he was unintentionally shot in the back of the head by a .22-caliber gun while hanging out with friends.
a 3-year-old in Youngstown, Ohio who died after he unintentionally shot himself in the eye.
a 3-year-old in Washington, D.C. who nearly died after he was found strangled in a window blind cord. A police officer who had quickly arrived at the child's home was able to do CPR and save the child's life.
a 4-year-old in Princeton, Minnesota who suffered a traumatic leg injury after his father unintentionally ran him over while mowing the lawn with a riding lawn mower.
a 7-year-old in Aiken County, South Carolina who suffered a partially amputated toe after his father backed up over him on his riding lawn mower.
11 children in Molino, Florida who were sent to the hospital in a hayride accident after the arm that attached a trailer to a tractor broke, causing the trailer to crash into some trees.
a 14-year-old from Cedar Hills, Utah who died after he was run over by a truck and flat-bed trailer while picking up trash while camping with Boy Scouts at the Mountain Dell Scout Ranch.
a 3-year-old in Weld County, Colorado who was seriously injured after falling off an ATV at a family gathering.
a 17-year-old in Burney, California who died when she was thrown off of the ATV she was riding after it crashed.
a 6-year-old in Wichita, Kansas who is in critical condition in a ho...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news