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Drawstrings on Jackets and Sweatshirts
- There should be no drawstrings on hoods or around
the neck. Drawstrings at the waist or bottom of jackets
should extend no more than 3 inches to prevent catching
in car and school bus doors or getting caught on playground
equipment. |
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Loops on Window Blind Cords -
Cut the loop and attach separate tassels to prevent
entanglement and strangulation in window blind cords.
One child a month strangles and dies in the loop of
a window blind pull cord or inner cord. Keep cords
out of childrens' reach. Install cord stops to prevent
formation of loop in inner cord. |
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Bike Helmets - Buy a helmet that
meets one of the safety standards (U.S. CPSC, Snell,
ANSI, ASTM, or Canadian), and insist that your children
wear the helmet each time they ride their bike. About
900 people, including more than 200 children, are
killed annually in bicycle-related incidents, and
about 60 percent of these deaths involve a head injury.
More than 500,000 people are treated annually in U.S.
hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries.
Research indicates that a helmet can reduce the risk
of head injury by up to 85 percent. |
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Soccer Goals - Make sure that
the athletic director or the custodian anchors the
soccer goals into the ground so that the soccer goal
will not tip over and crush a child. |
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Playgrounds - Check the surfaces
around playground equipment at schools and parks to
make sure there is a 12-inch depth of wood chips,
mulch, sand, or pea gravel, or mats made of safety-tested
rubber or fiber material to prevent head injury when
a child falls. Each year, more than 200,000 children
go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries
associated with playground equipment. Most injuries
occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the
ground. |
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Recalled
Products - Make sure your child's school
has up-to-date information on recalled toys and children's
products. Schools, daycare providers, and parents
can receive recall information by FAX, e-mail, or
in the regular mail free of charge from the CPSC.
See our Product Recalls section for more information. |
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Childhood
Immunizations - Be certian that your
child is up-to-date on all their immunizations. |
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Source
of Material:
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C.,
at http://www.cpsc.gov. |
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