Getting hit by a car that had run a stop sign while your child is waiting for the school bus is truly a freak accident. It is hard to prepare for that one. Many of these other types of accidents are tragedies that happen week after week though and can be prevented.
Spread the word about back-over accidents, falling televisions, and water safety to help prevent these types of accidents:
- a 2-year-old in Chicago who was in critical condition after a 29-inch TV fell on her as she tried to climb on a dresser
- a 3-year-old who drowned in a backyard in-ground swimming pool after he wandered out of his grandfather's house in Gainesville, Florida
- a 1-year-old in Chicago who died when a 50-inch TV fell off its stand and on top of his head
- a 13-year-old from Kaukauna, Wisconsin who suffered a severe head injury and required emergency surgery after a ski accident - he wasn't wearing a helmet because it wasn't cool, but now has to wear one every day to protect the area of his brain where they had to remove a piece of his skull to relieve the swelling of his brain
- a 4-year-old in Dallas, Texas who died after getting accidentally run over by his mother as she backed out of the driveway of his grandmother's house, where she had dropped him off
- a 2-year-old who drowned in a pool in Huntsville, Alabama
- a 3-year-old walking on the beach with his family in Galveston, Texas who died when a large piece of drift-wood rolled down a sand dune and hit the boy
- a 15-year-old from Green River, Wyoming who died after falling from a cliff along the Green River. He had been throwing rocks to the river below when he fell.
- a 4-year-old who died when an ATV rolled over on top of him in Rhame, North Dakota
- an 8-month-old in Dallas, Texas who is in critical condition after slipping under the water during a bath
- a 7-year-old who was struck and killed by a car while waiting for a school bus in Montrose, Minnesota
Accidents are the leading cause of death for children. Keeping your kids safe doesn't mean you have to turn into a helicopter parent or put your kids in a bubble, but it can help to follow common sense child safety advice and learn about some of the more common hidden dangers.
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All of these accidents are tragedies that could have been avoided. I wish someone would have a discussion about keeping your kids safe. Get the whole community involved!