Latest Recall Alerts
From remote-controlled helicopters to high chairs, review the latest recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make sure you don't have any of these unsafe products in your home:
Remote-Controlled series 3CH-777 Banshee 3 Channel helicopterswhich "pose a fire and burn hazard because the rechargeable battery inside the helicopters can overheat and ignite the helicopter."
BabyHome USA baby high chairs (model number BH2104) which pose a strangulation hazard because the "front opening between the tray and seat bottom of the high chair can allow a child's body to pass through and become entrapped at...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 5, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 5-year-old in White Plains, Maryland who was critically injured after being mauled by an English bulldog and a Presa Canario after she wandered into her backyard.
an 8-year-old in Westfield, Massachusetts who nearly had his arm amputated after he was mauled by the family's American bulldog.
a 7-year-old in Callaway, Florida who is in critical condition after being mauled by two bulldogs.
a 6-year-old in Londonderry, New Hampshire who suffered severe wounds to her face after she was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull after getting tangled in the dog's leash and fal...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 5, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
National Public Health Week 2013
National Public Health Week, which has been observed during the first full week of April for the past 18 years, is a great time to "recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - April 2, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Flu Season Drawing to a Close
After a flu season that the CDC is describing as early and intense, and which lasted a little longer than average, this year's flu season is finally drawing to a close....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 30, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
an 11-year-old in Bradenton, Florida who was hospitalized after being bitten by a dog in his home which severed one of his fingers and may have broken his arm. The boy had reach into the dog's cage to pet him. His father then shot the dog to get his son's finger back from the dog's stomach.
a 21-month-old in Ellabell, Georgia who was mauled to death by seven dogs owned by her family in her own back yard after she got out of the house through a doggie door. The group of dogs, family pets, included pit bulls and pit bull mixes and would often play with the toddler.
an ...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 30, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
JC Penney Crib Recall
It is always surprising to me when there is another drop-side crib recall, considering that there have been over a dozen recalls of these types of cribs since 2005 already, involving more than 9 million cribs. As many parents are hopefully aware, these types of cribs pose a suffocation and strangulation hazard when the drop-side detaches and have been responsible for at least 32 infant and toddler deaths....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 27, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
World TB Day 2013
World TB Day has been observed each year since 1982 to commemorate when Dr. Robert Koch first discovered the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria on March 24, 1882.
Although tuberculosis doesn't get as much attention as some other infections, it is important that we continue to raise awareness about TB, especially because:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 24, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 4-year-old in Dallas, Texas who died after choking on food while eating lunch at school.
a 6-year-old in Alma, Arkansas who died when the Polaris ATV he was driving flipped over and landed on top of him after he hit a large bump. His father and a friend who were riding in seats next to him, were also ejected, but only received minor injuries.
a 14-year-old in Hilliard, Florida who died after she crashed her ATV into a 13-year-old friend's ATV, who she was following. She rear-ended his ATV after he slowed down, causing her ATV to flip several times.
a 14-year...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 23, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
National Poison Prevention Week 2013
Since 1962, the third week in March has been a time to raise awareness about the dangers of things in and around our homes that can poison our children.
What are you doing during National Poison Prevention Week?...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
In this weeks Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 15-year-old in Hephzibah, Georgia who died in a dirt bike accident. The teen drove his bike into a metal cable strung between two trees and crushed his trachea.
a 4-year-old in New York City who was attacked by a pit bull while walking with her mother....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - March 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Activity
The CDC has come out with a new report on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity over the past few seasons.
Since most kids end up getting infected this common virus by age two years, with symptoms ranging from a simple cold to more serious infections, it is good to now when it is going around....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Motor Scooters Recalled
Dynacraft and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling over 10,000 motor scooters because "the scooters can accelerate suddenly while in use, causing the rider to lose control and fall."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pulse Ox Screening Laws in the Midwest
Recommendations for newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease that were published in 2011 will hopefully mean that more babies with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) get diagnosed as early as possible. The new recommendation, outlined in a report that was in the November 2011 issue of Pediatrics, "Strategies for Implementing Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease," included that all babies be screened "for low blood oxygen saturation through the use of pulse oximtery monitoring to detect CCHD in well-baby and intermediate-care nurseries."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 23, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Saturday Safety Roundup
In this week's Saturday Safety Roundup, stories of:
a 10-month-old in Lakewood, New Jersey who suffered life-threatening injuries after she was attacked by a dog (a mixed boxer and pit-bull) who "unexpectedly lunged at the child and locked her in its jaws" while she was playing with the dog while her family was house-sitting for a relative.
a 2-year-old in Sabinal, Texas who died after he was attacked by a pit bull after he chased a balloon into the neighbor's yard.
a 4-year-old in Weiser, Idaho who died as he tried to get into the bed of a pickup truck and was backed over by his father.
a 2-year-old in Delray Beach,...
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Campylobacter in Raw Milk
The Alaska Public Health Alert Network has issued a health advisory about an ongoing outbreak of Campylobacter infections that has been associated with drinking raw milk.
Among the people who are sick on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska include:...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - February 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
