JUNE IS:
Adopt A Shelter Cat/Dog Month
Cancer from the Sun Month
Children’s Vision Awareness Month
Fireworks Safety Month
Diary Month
National Camping Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month
National Safety Month
National Smile Month
National Soul Food Month
Father’s Day June 16, 2013
Student Safety Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Halloween Safety Month
Health Literacy Month
National Book Month
Every year an estimated 83,000 children age 14 and
younger are treated in hospital emergency rooms for
burn-related injuries. Of these, 59,000 are thermal
burns and 24,000 are scald burns. And every year 800
children are killed in home fires in the United States.
Burns are the third leading cause of unintentional death
among children, and more children die from burns than
from any other injury in the home. Children have
thinner skin than adults, so they suffer more serious
burns at lower temperatures. You can help protect your
child from burn injuries and death by making your
home a safe place and by practicing fire safety NOW.
Summer Safety Tips for
Children
Planning to spend time outside means
planning to spray yourself and your kids with
insect repellent -- help reduce bites from
mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other
bothersome bugs.
There are different types of repellents:
those that contain DEET and those that
don't. Use insect repellents containing DEET
on kids sparingly. DEET can be toxic.
Repellents with 10 to 30 percent
concentrations of DEET can be used on
exposed skin, clothing, and shoes but do not
apply it to faces or hands. If you want to
avoid DEET, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) recommends repellents
that contain picaridin or oil of lemon
eucalyptus, both are non-toxic and able to
reduce mosquito bites just as well as
formulas with low levels of DEET
More than 205,000 kids visit emergency
rooms with playground-related injuries every
year, Many of these injuries could be
prevented with a little precaution and adult
supervision.
Check the playground equipment before
letting kids play on it. Surfaces that are too
hot can cause burns, and loose ropes -- ropes
that aren't secured on both ends -- can
cause accidental strangulation. The ground
should be covered in a protective surface
such as rubber mats, wood or rubber mulch
or wood chips, never grass, asphalt or
concrete. The right surface materials could
reduce the risk of head injury or
other
severe injury in the event of a fall.
