Update: fatal air bag-related injuries to children - United States, 1993-1996
Article Abstract:
Children under the age of 12 should never ride in the front seat of a car that has a passenger-side air bag. Between Jan 1993 and Nov 1996, 32 children were killed by a passenger air bag. Twenty-one of the children were either not wearing seat belts or were wearing them improperly. Nine children had been sitting in the front seat in a child safety seat but were facing backward. Because children are smaller than adults and can not fit into adult seat belts, they are often closer to the air bag. If a child must sit in the front seat, the seat should be moved back as far as possible.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Consequences of Delayed Diagnosis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Children--West Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, and Oklahoma, May-July 2000
Article Abstract:
Doctors should suspect Rocky Mountain spotted fever in all children with a history of tick bite, a rash, or fever. Despite its name, this infectious disease occurs throughout the US, most often between April and September. It can be fatal within 9 nine days if not diagnosed and treated with doxycycline.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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