Saturday Safety Roundup

By Vincent Iannelli, M.D., About.com GuideJune 16, 2012

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This week's Saturday Safety Roundup includes stories of:

an 8-month-old in San Diego, California who died after he was attacked by at least one of three pit bulls in the family's home.
a 9-year-old Pacific County, Washington who was seriously injured after being shot in the chest by his 10-year-old brother who was doing target practice with a .22-caliber rifle.
a toddler who drowned on Lake Mead near the Las Vegas Boat Harbor after he had gone missing for about 45 minutes.
three young children who died in a fire that destroyed two mobile homes in Las Vegas.
a 3-year-old in Houston, Texas who drowned in a back yard swimming pool. Her father was mowing the lawn in the front of the house and found her in the pool.
a 12-year-old in Washington County, Virginia who was shot in the head while hunting groundhogs with his 15-year-old brother. He died at an area hospital.
a 2-year-old in St. Mary's, West Virginia who died after being attacked by two mixed-breed dogs in a neighbor's back yard.
a 19-month-old in Endicott, New York who died after falling from a third story window in her family's apartment.
a 14-year-old in Indiana who died in an ATV accident.
a 14-year-old in Queens, New York who drowned at the beach. He was in a dangerous part of the water with his friends where there weren't any lifeguards, despite not being able to swim.
a 14-month-old in Rockwall, Texas who suffered second-degree burns on her feet after falling onto hot metal doors that lead to a fountain's underground water pumps while the family was on a picnic at a popular outdoor area of the city.
a 16-year-old and 12-year-old in Gilboa, New York who died when their ATV collided with a dump truck loaded with large rocks.
an 8-year-old in Owensboro, Kentucky who drowned while playing at a resort pool during a birthday party. He slipped out of an inflatable ring.
a 2-year-old in Louin, Mississippi who died after she crawled inside a car while playing outside with her sister. She was found dead inside the hot car a few hours later.
a 20-month-old in East Greenbush, New York who drowned in an above-ground swimming pool at her home.
a 5-year-old with autism in Bradenton, Florida who drowned in a retention pond behind her family's home. She had wandered out of the home through a sliding glass door.
a 16-year-old in Rowan County, North Carolina who died after he fell off his skateboard. He was not wearing a helmet and was riding at night, with the street being lit up by a friend driving behind him in his truck.
a 17-year-old in McAllen, Texas who died after a bullet he shot ricocheted off a butane tank and hit him in the head.
a 2-year-old in Spanish Fork, Utah who died in a house fire that may have been started by an overloaded power strip.
a 12-year-old in Odessa, Texas who died when his ATV flipped over an landed on him. He had just finished sixth grade. An 8-year-old who was riding with him was not injured.
a 2-year-old in Memphis, Tennessee who was critically injured by a pit bull terrier after the toddler had wandered into a neighbor's back yard.

Many of the accidents and tragedies are ones that we see week after week, especially drownings, falls, ATV accidents, accidental shootings, and even lawn mower accidents.

Spread the word about child safety to help save lives and reduce these types of accidents and tragedies.