Shopping cart alert
Article Abstract:
Research indicates that 25,000 children are taken to emergency rooms each year with injuries caused by shopping cart accidents. Parents should use safety belts when they must put a child in a cart. Children should never ride in the basket of the cart.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1996
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Safety alert! 7 top childhood accidents - and how to prevent them
Article Abstract:
An estimated 14 million children suffer serious injuries from accidents annually, 120,000 of whom are likely to be permanently disabled. Some of the most frequently occurring childhood accidents and the ways to avoid and deal with them are presented.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1998
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Ages & stages: one to 2 years
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Parents should monitor a toddler who has swallowed a coin for signs that the coin is stuck in the esophagus or respiratory tract and notify their pediatrician. Medical centers can remove a coin with the help of an endoscope.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 1996
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