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Safe Kids Worldwide is a nonprofit organization working to protect kids on the move, at home and at play. Preventable injuries are the No. 1 killer of kids in the United States. Throughout the world, almost one million children die of an injury each year, and almost every one of these tragedies is preventable.
One loss of a child is too many in this country which is why Safe Kids Carroll County joins the national efforts to make child injury prevention a priority.
What parents can do
The four leading causes of death from accidental injuries to children 14 and under are suffocation (19 percent), motor vehicle occupant injuries (16 percent), drowning (16 percent) and pedestrian incidents (11 percent).
Here are 10 steps Safe Kids Carroll County recommends to parents that could have a major impact on their children’s safety:
- Properly secure your children under age 13 in a back seat every time they ride in a car.
- Keep your children in the right type of car or booster seat until adult lap and shoulder belts fit them correctly.
- Make sure your children wear a helmet and other protective gear every time they bike, skate, skateboard or ride a scooter.
- Teach your children to cross streets at corners and look left, right and left again before crossing. Make sure children younger than 10 always cross the street with an adult.
- Always keep your eyes on your children when they are playing in or near water.
- Always make sure your children wear life jackets when riding on boats or playing in or near open bodies of water.
- Install smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors on every level of your home and outside of every sleeping area. Change the batteries once a year and test them monthly.
- Do not place blankets, pillows or other soft items in a baby’s crib. Keep small items such as toy parts, coins, buttons and beads away from children under age three.
- Keep poisonous items, such as medicines and cleaners, locked away and out of reach of children.
- Do not let your children play on stairs, furniture, balconies, roofs, or in driveways, streets or parking lots.
In celebration of National Safe Kids Day, Safe Kids Carroll County is holding an event on Saturday, May 11, in conjunction with the Downtown Westminster Flower and Jazz Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information on the Safe Kids Coalition or Safe Kids Day, please call 410-876-4448.
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