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Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Summer Safety
Now
is the time to be extra cautious
Childhood memories are flavored with fun summertime
activities including trips to the beach, walks to the ice cream shop
and rides around the neighborhood. But while you and your kids
enjoy the seemingly carefree elements of summer,
emergency room doctors know it as "trauma
season." This summer children ages 14 and under,
will be rushed to emergency rooms nearly 3 ✓-'
million times for serious injuries resulting from
motor vehicle crashes, drownings, bike crashes,
pedestrian incidents, falls and other hazards.
More than 2,500 of these children will die.
Tragedies peak during the summer months
(May to August) because children are
supervised less, have more free time and engage
in more outdoor activities. Don't take a vacation from safety.
Close supervision, proper protective gear, and other simple
prevention steps will help your child avoid danger.
Ride Safe!
• Make sure your kids are secured in the
Swim Safe!
• Always supervise young children near water, including
pools, spas, toilets, bathtubs and buckets.
• Wear personal flotation devices when out on boats, near open
bodies of water or participating in water sports.
Wheel Safe!
• Make sure your kids wear properly fitting
helmets and other protective gear every time they
ride their bikes, scooters, inline skates or skate-
boards.
• Teach your children the rules of the road and
practice obeying traffic laws with them.
Walk Safe!
• Never let your child under age 10 cross the
street alone.
• Teach children to obey traffic rules.
• Make sure your kids wear retroreflective
materials, and don't let them walk alone at night. If they must walk
at dawn or at dusk, make sure they carry a
appropriate child safety seat or safety belt
for their age and size.
• Kids should always be secured in the back seat.
Study both your vehicle owner's manual and child safety
seat instructions carefully.
flashlight.
Play Safe!
• Always supervise your children at
playgrounds or in the backyard. Make sure they play on a safe sur-
face, such as mulch, rubber or fine sand.
• Make sure your kids wear the right, properly fitted protective
gear when they practice and play team sports. (www.safekids.org)
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