- 85% of children who are placed in child safety
seats are improperly restrained.
- Young children can drown in less than one
inch of water in a matter of seconds.
- Some children are needlessly burned because
they believe clothes protect them from flames.
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- Kids between the ages of 4-8 years old (approximately 40 to 80 pounds) should be restrained in a "belt positioning" booster seat when riding in a vehicle
- Bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce
the risk of head injury by 85% and the risk
of brain injury as much as 88%.
- A child can fall out a window that is open
only five inches.
- In a vehicle crash at 30 mph, an unbelted
child would hit the dashboard with as much force
as a fall from a three-story building.
- Injuries from accidents are the leading health
risk facing American children.
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We call them "accidents,"
but most childhood injuries can be predicted and
prevented. The fact is some basic safety steps
can save thousands of children from death, and
hundreds of thousands more from being disabled
for life.
Injury prevention is not difficult. It doesn't
cost a lot or take much time. But it does require
your attention and some effort. And it's worth
it -- both for you and your children.
Make safety a habit in your family. Set a good
example. Teach your children to think Safety!
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| SAFE KIDS are
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