July 2009

Indianapolis police are on the search right now for a driver who struck a child in a stroller and an 18 year-old male.  After striking the pedestrians from behind,  the driver fled the scene. The baby that was struck in the stroller is a six month old girl.  The girl is currently listed in critical [...]

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Many of the products that are recalled seem to lead to more questions of "what is safe for our children?".  Many products that are recalled do not seem dangerous at all in many cases.  Most of the time it is found that some flaw in the design, which  may not have been noticed at first, [...]

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A recall has been issued for many children's shoes that were sold to retailers across the United States. The shoes featured cartoon characters resembling Disney Cars, Transformers, and Barbie.    The shoes were determined unsafe after it was found that the decorative wheels that adorn the side of the shoes can detach.  Once the wheels [...]

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Babies and young children are at nearly twice the risk of head injuries compared to children of other age groups.  Head injuries are a major problem for babies as the injuries can cause serious and irreversible effects at a young age.  The heads of babies and toddlers are not as formed,  and thus are more likely to sustain serious [...]

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A day care driver in Milwaukee has recently been sentenced to 15 months in prison following a trial in which he plead guilty to the charges against him.  The man faced charges for an incident that took place in April in which he left a young boy in the day car vehicle by accident. The [...]

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A recall was recently announced for nearly none million Kolcraft play yards. The recall of this product has raised many questions.  One of the main questions to be raised involves the perceived safety of leaving a child unattended in a device such as this. The recall came about as a hazard of collapse became apparent.  [...]

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Nearly  a million of the "Travelin' Tot" series of infant play yards are being voluntarily recalled by Kolcraft. The company has received 347 reports of side rail collapses on the product, causing a fall hazard for children. So far, at least 21 children have been injured by the product. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]

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One of the most common types of accidents that injure many children each year is being hit by a car. In particular, children are more often seriously injured when they are hit by a car going in reverse. When going in reverse,  the angle which the individual is looking at makes it difficult in spotting [...]

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A young girl was injured over the weekend during a 4th of July parade.  The child was watching a parade with her family in Enon, Iowa when the accident took place. The girl was injured when a trailer in the parade ran her over.  The child was airlifted to a childrens hospital to be treated [...]

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400,000 Cribs Recalled

July 2, 2009

400,000 cribs manufactured by Simplicity are being recalled because of a suffocation hazard. The company has had similar recalls in September when it recalled 600,000 cribs and in 2007 when it recalled 1 million cribs. The latest recall was spurred by the death of an 8 month old child who suffocated when some hardware broke [...]

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