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Warning: Driving with an unruly child in your car is hazardous

August 20, 2020 by kidstra

Unruly children may be a greater distraction for a driver who is the only adult in a car than is texting or using a cell phone. Ditto for screaming infants.  Undisciplined and unrestrained pets also present safety issues. 1. Distractions – not necessarily involving children – cause almost 80% of crashes. Children are four times […]

Filed Under: Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel, Travel Tagged With: accident, accident-causing distractions, behavior, cell phone, children, cognitive distraction, crying, distraction, driver, Driving, driving distractions, Infants, kids, manual distraction, misbehave, Pets, rearview mirror, safety, seat belts, tantrums, traffic, unrestrained dogs, visual distraction

Driving/Distractions from Children

February 8, 2013 by kidstra
driver safety

Crying infants and unruly children may be greater distractions for a driver who is the only adult in a car than are texting or using a cell phone. Undisciplined and unrestrained pets also present problems. 1. Driver distraction causes 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes. Surveys show that children are four times as distracting […]

Filed Under: Outdoor Recreation, Safe & Healthy Travel, Travel Tagged With: accident, car seats, cars, children, distractions kids, driver distraction, Driving, driving distractions, fuel, gps, kids, Pets, prepare, Prevention, safety, teenagers

Children/Holiday season/Health and safety

December 17, 2012 by kidstra
pets and kids safety

The very events that make holiday seasons festive for kids – visiting family, lighting candles, and receiving toys, for example – also increase visits to the emergency room.  But, in fact, virtually all the holiday-related pitfalls are avoidable with some foresight. Happy holidays!   (This is a compilation of timely reminders, some of which have […]

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Children/Animal-Related Illnesses

April 8, 2009 by sonicblum

1. No animal is totally predictable – and neither are children. Two-thirds of dogs that bite children had no history of aggressive behavior. Even breeds that make “excellent pets” may bite. Toddlers may innocently incite dogs by suddenly running towards them, arms flailing and making happy noises – behavior that animals may interpret as threatening. […]

Filed Under: Prevention, Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: animal bites, avian flu, avian influenza, bites, camping, disease, hand washing, Pets, petting zoos, rabies

Safety and Avoiding Accidents

April 23, 2008 by DrNeumann

In a survey a few years ago, the Consumer Product Safety Commission found at least one safety problem with cribs, pools, and playgrounds in 82% of U.S. hotels randomly chosen for inspection. Overseas the risk of accidents for travelers is greater, especially in developing countries. 1. Think safety. Most accidents are preventable – but only […]

Filed Under: Safe & Healthy Travel Tagged With: Driving, Infants, Pets, Toddlers, Vacation

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