Posts Tagged ‘Child Safety’
Safety Beats out Price and Convenience for Cribs
With the recent ban on drop side cribs, many parents, especially those who may be a tad bit on the shorter side, have wondered how in the world we are going to get baby in and out of the crib without hurling her over the side? There is no doubt that we will begin to [...]
Don’t put off safety any longer. Take five minutes right now to protect your family.
Items I Own checks your belongings against thousands of recalled products at once, then keeps checking every item, every day, so you don’t have to. In only a few short weeks since its release, Items I Own is proving to be a hit as consumers learn about its ability to save them time and bring [...]
The Number of Children Falling from Windows is Alarming
This week is National Window Safety Week. We join the National Safety Council (NSC) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in urging you to please take a few moments this weekend to learn about window safety and secure your homes and childcare facilities. Video Source: CPSC The information below was originally published in InformMe, [...]
How Many Pacifier Recalls?
There have been relatively few pacifiers recalled over the past several years, approximately 21 since 2003. While that may seem like a lot, considering the pacifiers’ frequency of use and intimate contact with the youngest of babies, along with the fact that there have been more than 1,100 recalls of children’s products over the same [...]
WeMakeItSafer Launches “Items I Own” to Protect Consumers from Product Recalls
Yes, it’s true. We have removed the private registration code requirement on Items I Own. It is FREE and available to the public here: http://WeMakeItSafer.com/ItemsIOwn. What is Items I Own? It is an incredible tool for consumers, schools, hospitals and childcare facilities that checks belongings against past recalls, then monitors them for future safety problems. [...]
October 17-24 is National Teen Driver Safety Week
Chart Source: NHTSA Vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death for teenagers in the United States, killing more than 5,000 youth aged 16 to 20 each year. Alcohol and not using seat belts are both large contributors to the high number of fatalities. Cell phone use and being distracted by other youth in [...]
Kids and ATVs – Is it Worth the Risk?
Most children are fascinated with driving. One moment they can hardly say “car” or “truck” and the very next, they want to drive one. We oblige with toddler sized ride-on toys that are self-propelled at first, but quickly give way to battery operated versions. With the exception of defective ride-on toys that have been recalled, [...]
Fall Coaches Take Note – Concussions can be Hard to Spot
As fall sports get underway, it is important for coaches and volunteer parent-coaches to brush up on first aid and field/court safety. One of the most commonly missed, potentially serious injuries, is a concussion. Because symptoms may not immediately appear, coaches and parents often return an athlete to play before he or she has fully [...]
Booster Seat Study Prompts Higher Age Requirements
Increasingly, states are requiring use of car seats or booster seats until at least age 7. Colorado was the latest state to raise the age requirement from 6 years to 7, effective August 1st. It may seem like a long time to have a special chair to lug around, but a new study goes a [...]
Getting Closer to Finalized Crib Standards – Start Getting Ready Now
After nearly two years of discussion and research, today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published notice of proposed rule-making to officially adopt American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for cribs. Once the standards are in effect, it will be unlawful to sell, lease or otherwise provide a crib for use that does not meet the standards. In other words, the new standards will apply not only to manufactures, importers, distributors and retailers of cribs, but also to businesses that use cribs such as childcare facilities and hotels. Both new and used cribs are included, so secondhand stores, and garage salers for that matter, are also unable to sell non-compliant cribs, whether or not they have been recalled.
Tylenol Recall Survey Follow Up
Interestingly, even those who gave Johnson & Johnson high marks for how the recall was being handled, had quite a bit to say about what the company ought to do differently. Here are the first comments we received at each score.
Keeping Baby Safe in an Infant Seat
A study conducted by the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine looked at medical records of just one emergency room over a 1.4 year period and found 62 infants had been treated for infant carrier falls. “Of these patients, 87.1% were not buckled into their carriers.”
Protecting Little League Pitchers
“Little League Elbow” has become a common injury among young pitchers. While one might think a child’s body is more resilient, because bones, muscles and ligaments are still growing, they can be more susceptible to injury. How many throws/pitches should be allowed in little league?
How Well is Johnson & Johnson Handling Their Latest Tylenol Recall?
In our latest newsletter, we reviewed Johnson & Johnson’s recent troubles regarding medicine recalls. What do you think? Are they handling this recall as well as they did the 1982 cyanide tampering incidents? Take this short poll and let us know what you think. When you are done, you will have the opportunity to see [...]
Toys"R"Us Offers Discount for Turning in Old, Unsafe Baby Products
Unsafe and recalled children’s products are, unfortunately, a big problem for today’s parents. WeMakeItSafer research estimates that 214 million potentially dangerous children’s products have been recalled and remain in circulation and could be in use currently. (See the Children’s Products Recall Report for more recall statistics.) To offer parents some relief, from now until February [...]
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