Keeping Children Safe During the Holiday Season
As the year winds down, the holiday season in the United States winds up. It is a time of increased family interactions, travel, gatherings, and more. It is also a time of increased safety hazards for young children. These hazards…
Tiny Dangers: Magnets and Button Batteries
Everyone knows that children put things in their mouths. Food, fingers, toys, dirt, coins, plants…ALL OF THE THINGS. Young children explore the world through their mouths. Older children may be curious or have oral fixations. Anything that is small enough…
Helmet Safety – Protecting the Brain at All Ages
Ask any medical specialist what the most important organ in the body is, and they will inevitably try to convince you it is the organ they specialize in. We all have our favorite part of the body, whether it is…
Choking Prevention & Response
It’s a scary thought – an object trapped in your throat, not allowing air to move into or out of your lungs, requiring help to get it dislodged and enable you to breathe comfortably again. The only thing scarier as…
