Safety and First Aid for Children
Articles Index
Poison Control
Poison Control Centers are a good resource where you can get help for childhood poisonings. The nationwide toll-free number makes it easy to get in touch with your local poison center.
Pool Safety Tips for Parents
Pool Safety tips to prevent drownings in your children and promote water safety when swimming around pools and spas, plus info on diving safety.
Holiday Shopping Warning
Safety tips to help you choose appropriate toys for your kids and avoid recalled or unsafe toys and products for kids.
Preventing Kids' Sport's Injuries and Deaths
Your kids can stay healthy and avoid injuries when playing sports by wearing protective equipment, avoiding heat stroke, and recognizing risk factors for sudden death.
Safety on Halloween
Most people think of Halloween as a time for fun and treats. However, roughly four times as many children aged 5-14 are killed while walking on Halloween evening compared with other evenings of the year, and falls are a leading cause of injuries among children on Halloween. Many Halloween-related injuries can be prevented if parents closely supervise school-aged children during trick-or-treat activities.
Children's Car Seat Safety Guide
Factors that contribute to preventable injuries from car accidents are car seats used incorrectly or not used at all, children being placed in the wrong type of car seat, and moving children out of a car seat or booster and into regular seat belts at too early an age.
Gun Safety Guide
Having a gun in your home, especially if it is not stored properly, can be a significant risk factor for injury and death in children. Learn about gun safety to protect your kids.
Car Seat Ease of Use Ratings
Car seat ease of use ratings. Which car seats are the easiest to use?
Buckle Up America Week
As part of Buckle Up America Week, which runs from May 24-31, law enforcement agencies in your community will make a special effort to see that adults and teenagers wear their seat belts and that young children are properly secured in child safety and booster seats.
Ten Tips For Safe Bike Riding
Ten tips to teach your children to encourage safe bike riding.
Summer Safety Tips
For many people, summer means fun in the sun. The kids are out of school, adults are on vacation and it's time for outdoor activities like riding bikes and hosting barbecues. However, summer also is the time of year kids are most likely to be injured.
Snake Bites
Snake bites, how to prevent and treat bites from poisonous or venomous snakes, including basic first aid techniques and things to not do.
Thanksgiving and Your Family
Interesting facts and tips to help your family have a safe Thanksgiving.
Don't Let the Bugs Bite
Bites and stings from insects, including spiders, ticks, mites, mosquitoes, flies, fleas, ants, bees, and wasps, are common in children. While most insect bites only result in mild local reactions, they can cause more serious conditions, such as anaphylactic reactions and Lyme disease. Knowing how to prevent and treat common insect bites and stings, and knowing when to not overreact, can help keep your kids safe and healthy.
Holiday Safety Tips for Kids
The holidays are a fun time of year for most children, with the anticipation of getting gifts, seeing family and being out of school. It is also an important time of year to be mindful of your child's safety. Holiday decorations, traveling, new toys, and visiting homes that may not be childproofed can put your child in danger. Some simple precautions can help to make sure that your children have a fun and safe holiday.
How Safe Is Safe?
Can your child be too safe? Remember that the more chances you take, such as by not using a car seat, having a gun that is loaded and unlocked in the house, or not having a smoke detector, the more likely your child is to be injured or killed by an accident.
Kids and Dog Bites
Learn how to prevent your kids from being bitten by a dog, including not leaving them alone around a dog and other basic safety measures.