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Transportation Safety

Traveling to School Safely – Whether children walk, ride their bicycle or take the bus to school, it is extremely important that they take proper safety precautions.

Safety Tips for Motorists – All motorists need to know how to safely share the road with school buses, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Teen Driving Safety – The back-to-school season is a great time to learn about Graduated Driver Licensing and what practices will work best for your family.

School Safety

Playground Safety – In 2009, more than 230,000 children visited hospital emergency rooms because of preventable playground injuries.

Backpack Safety – Overloaded backpacks continue to cause injuries, including bruises, sprains and strains to the back and shoulder and fractures.

Preventing Bullying – Every adult plays an important role in addressing bullying and making schools a safe and respectful place for all children.

Information gathered from www.nsc.org

As summer gets into full swing, here is a friendly reminder of the ABC’s of pool safety

A = Adult Supervision

1. Assign an adult to supervise children in and around the swimming pool and spa. This is needed whether there is one parent or guardian present or numerous adults present such as during a family event or party.
2. Maintain constant eye-to-eye supervision with children in and around the swimming pool and spa.
3. Remove children from the swimming pool and spa area for any distraction such as a telephone call, use of restroom, etc.
4. Issue the adult supervisor an item such as a whistle, bracelet, etc. to reinforce which adult is in charge of the safety of the children.
5. Floaties or other inflatable flotation devices are not life jackets and should never be substituted for adult supervision.
6. Maintain a clear view (no trees, bushes or other obstacles) from the home to the swimming pool and spa.
7. Ensure any adult responsible for the children know the emergency services telephone number and also your location address in the event emergency personnel are needed to be called to the scene.

B = Barriers

1. Have a fence enclosure that isolates your swimming pool and spa from the home, play areas, front and side yards and the neighbor’s yard.
2. Make sure all gates in the isolation fence are self-closing and self-latching.
3. Multiple layers of barriers isolating the pool and spa from children should be installed. In addition to an isolation fence, one or more of the following safety features can provide the additional protection necessary:
4. Approved swimming pool and spa safety cover
5. Approved swimming pool and spa alarm
6. Exit alarms on doors providing access to the swimming pool and spa
7. Keep all doors and windows leading to the swimming pool and spa area locked
8. Doors providing access to the swimming pool and spa equipped to be self-closing and self-latching with a release mechanism high enough to be out of the reach of a child.
9. The man-door from the garage should be self-closing and self-latching with a release mechanism high enough to be out of the reach of a child
10. Perimeter yard fence provided with a self-closing and self-latching gate
11. All chairs, tables, large toys or other objects that would allow a child to climb up to reach the gate latch or enable the child to climb over the isolation fence should be removed or kept inside the fenced area.

C = Classes

1. Learn how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
2. See CPR Awareness Video on this website; or use the link on this website to the American Heart Association to sign-up for a CPR class or to purchase an at-home training kit.
3. Enroll your child in swimming lessons.

Reference: www.abcpoolsafety.org

SIDS

October is National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) Awareness Month. SIDS is the unexplained sudden death of a child under 1, and is the leading cause of death in infants between 1 month and 1 year of age. SIDS often occurs when babies are asleep in their cribs.

Dos and Don’ts of Crib Safety:

Dos

• Have your baby sleep on his or her back.

• Keep the crib as empty as possible.

• Make your home a smoke-free environment.

• Keep a fan in the baby’s room. It can reduce the risk of SIDS by 70 percent.

• Put the crib in the parents’ bedroom until the infant is 6 months old.

Don’ts

• Don’t overstuff the crib with full bedding, extra pillows or bumper pads. If you need to use a bumper pad, opt for a flat one.

• Don’t use sleep wedges, unless your doctor recommends them.

• Don’t leave stuffed animals in the crib.

• Don’t overheat the baby with extra blankets.

• Don’t keep the baby dressed in a skullcap.

• Don’t use loose sheets and blankets. Use one tightly fitted sheet around the mattress and keep the baby in a sleep sack with a closed bottom and arm openings.

The Snuza Halo is a monitoring device that senses a baby’s breathing. If the baby stops moving, it vibrates to wake the baby. If the baby doesn’t move, then an alarm sounds to alert parents.

Read more SIDS prevention tips at Dr. Sears’ blog.

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Video

What’s more important to you;
•         Knowing when your baby is crying?
•         Knowing when your baby is not breathing?

Yes, it is good to know when your baby is awake, moving & wants your attention, but isn’t it even more important to know when they are completely still?
This is where Snuza can help. Snuza monitors your baby’s movements. If there is no movement sensed for 15 seconds, Snuza will gently vibrate to stimulate your baby.
If no further movement is sensed within 5 seconds, an alarm will alert you to act.

The innovative  Snuza range offers unsurpassed technology in the world of baby monitoring in that it uniquely combines finely-tuned precision monitoring with mobility and ergonomics