Safety Roundup
In this week's Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 16-year-old in Panama, Oklahoma who died when he was unintentionally shot by his 14-year-old friend while hunting. He was shot in the neck after the other teen tripped, causing his gun to fire.
a 15-year-old in Elizabeth, New Jersey who was unintentionally shot in the mouth by another teen while a group of friends played with a gun.
a 5-year-old in Manchester, New Hampshire who unintentionally shot himself in the hip while playing with a handgun.
a 2-year-old in Amberg, Wisconsin who died in a house fire that was started by children playing with a lighter.
two children, 9- and 11-years-old, in Prescott, Iowa who drowned when they fell through the ice on a pond outside their home.
a 5-year-old in High Point, North Carolina who was seriously injured after being mauled by at least one pit bull in a home that he was visiting.
two teens in Cumberland County, New Jersey who are in seriously condition after an ATV accident.
a 16-year-old in Willis, Texas who is in critical condition after his ATV collided with a tree.
a 15-year-old in Liburn, Georgia who died when his dirt bike hit the bank of a creek he was crossing, throwing him head-first into the bank.
an 11-year-old in Nampa, Idaho who died when his school bus collided with a dump truck.
a 1-year-old in Tomball, Texas who died when a large tree branch fell on her stroller.
a 5-year-old in Muskogee, Oklahoma who died when he was ejected from a car that had rolled over on...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news