NHTSA School Bus Safety Campaign Aims to Get More Drivers to Stop When Busses Are Off-loading Children
The NHTSA is launching a new campaign later this month to prevent drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.
Tag Archives: Child Death
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Warning Labels Have Little Effect on High-Powered Magnet Ingestions, Study Finds
A new study reveals warning labels do not appear to prevent ingestions of high-powered magnets, and most consumers do not know they are not children's toys or can be dangerous.
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New Safety Standards Introduced to Address Risk of Children Swallowing High-Powered Magnets
The CPSC has approved new standards for high-powered magnet sets, intended to prevent child ingestion injuries.
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SUV Crashes With Pedestrians and Cyclists Cause Most Severe Injuries, Especially For Kids
A new study warns that SUVs and other larger vehicles play a disproportionate role in fatal pedestrian auto accidents, particularly those involving children.
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Rate of Children Dying After a Tonsillectomy is 17 Times Higher Among Those With Complex Chronic Conditions: Study
A new study finds that children with chronic, complex conditions face a higher risk of death when undergoing tonsillectomy procedures.
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CPSC and Fisher-Price Warn Letting Infants Sleep in Toddler Rockers Carries Risk of Death
The CPSC is warning parents and caregivers not to let infants sleep or be left unattended in Fisher-Price toddler rockers following 13 reports of infant deaths.
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CPSC Report Warns Child Drownings in U.S. Remain High
Educational programs and other measures have failed to put a significant dent in the rate of child drownings in the U.S., according to a new report.
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Crib Bumper, Inclined Infant Sleeper Ban Passes Congress and Heading to Biden’s Desk
The Senate has approved a bill which would ban inclined sleepers and crib bumpers following hundreds of reports of child deaths.
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First U.S. Childhood Death Linked to Mysterious Hepatitis Cases Reported
Wisconsin officials have reported the first death of a U.S. child in connection with a worldwide mysterious outbreak of pediatric hepatitis cases.
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Far Too Many U.S. Children Still Dying from Furniture Tip-Over Accidents: CPSC
A new CPSC report records a decline in furniture tip-over accidents injuring children, but warns there is still much that needs to be improved to prevent fatal tip-over accidents.
