Adult Bed Rails: A Solution For Some, Not For Others
by CPSC Blogger bed bed handle bed rail elderly fall older american portable bed rail sick[post_thumbnail]If the person you are caring for has physical limitations, dementia or delirium, portable bed rails could be hazardous.
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May 20
New Stroller and Carriage Safety Standard: What It Means
by CPSC Blogger Amputation fall jogging strollers stroller travel system umbrella strollersBlog en español
Good news, parents! CPSC has approved a new federal safety standard that will improve the safety of all carriages and strollers sold after September 10, 2015.
From January 2008 through June 2013, CPSC staff received about 1,300 safety-related reports for children 4 years old and younger that involved strollers. The numbers, which may change in the future as more reports come into the agency, include:
Four deaths
14 hospitalizations
Nearly 391 injuries
The new safety (…)
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Mar 5
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Community education programs work. That’s a message we at CPSC hear regularly through our Neighborhood Safety Network.
Last week, during Window Safety Week, Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland, Ore., touted that message while spreading the word on preventing window falls. “According to Oregon Trauma Registry data, the rate of children’s window falls has decreased 46 percent from 2009 to 2011,” the hospital says in a news release.
The Oregon (…)
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Apr 18
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See the ladder. See the man falling off the ladder.
This is NOT the way to start the holidays. (Obvious? Yes.) Yet, every year, hundreds of people fall from ladders while hanging decorations.
In November and December 2010, more than 13,000 people were treated in emergency rooms nationwide from injuries related to holiday decorations. That’s the largest number of injuries in 8 years.
So, while you might think that you already know how to use a ladder safely, now’s (…)
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Dec 3
Infants in Bumbo Baby Seats Falling from Elevated Surfaces and Suffering Serious Head Injuries
by CPSC Blogger baby baby products bumbo concussion fall fractures infant seatAre you putting your infant in a Bumbo seat that looks like this, on an elevated surface? If so, STOP and read this warning.
NEVER put a Bumbo baby seat on a table, countertop, chair or other elevated surface.
ONLY put an infant in a Bumbo seat if it is on a floor.
Infants placed in Bumbo seats can escape from the seat by arching their backs, leaning forward or sideways or rocking. Infants age 3 to 10 months old have suffered serious head injuries—such as a skull fracture or concussion—from (…)
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Nov 22