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Why older adults face higher risks in heat, cold and storms, and how families and neighbors can help. Key takeaways Heat: older adults do not adjust a...
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Using the right car seat, booster seat or seat belt for each person in the vehicle, every trip. Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for...
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Using the right car seat, booster seat or seat belt for each person in the vehicle, every trip. Key takeaways Rear-facing: keep children rear-facing a...
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Layers of protection that keep children and adults safe in and around pools, bathtubs, lakes and the ocean. Drowning kills more children ages 1 to 4 t...
Continue Reading : The Drowning Prevention Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Layers of protection that keep children and adults safe in and around pools, bathtubs, lakes and the ocean. Key takeaways Ages 1 to 4: drowning is a l...
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Simple changes to the home that lower the risk of falls for older adults and young children. About 1 in 4 adults 65 and older reports falling each yea...
Continue Reading : The Fall-Proofing Your Home Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Simple changes to the home that lower the risk of falls for older adults and young children. Key takeaways Older adults: about 1 in 4 adults 65 and ol...
Continue Reading : Fall-Proofing Your Home: The Questions People Actually Ask Storing firearms in ways that keep them out of reach of children, teens and anyone at risk of harming themselves or others. Children can find guns tha...
Continue Reading : The Safe Firearm Storage Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Storing firearms in ways that keep them out of reach of children, teens and anyone at risk of harming themselves or others. Key takeaways Safest stora...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Safe Firearm Storage, Answered Wearing a properly fitted helmet and following the rules of the road on bikes, scooters and skateboards. Head injuries are the most serious injuries i...
Continue Reading : The Bike and Helmet Safety Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Wearing a properly fitted helmet and following the rules of the road on bikes, scooters and skateboards. Key takeaways Helmet standard: look for a lab...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Bike and Helmet Safety Keeping medicines, cleaning products, batteries and other hazards away from children and using products safely. Young children explore with their mout...
Continue Reading : The Poisoning Prevention at Home Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Keeping medicines, cleaning products, batteries and other hazards away from children and using products safely. Key takeaways Poison Control: 1-800-22...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Poisoning Prevention at Home, Answered Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Home fires spread fast, and you may have as little a...
Continue Reading : The Smoke Alarms and Fire Safety Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip Working smoke alarms, an escape plan and safe habits that protect your household from home fires. Key takeaways Placement: on every level of the home,...
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