Choking Deaths Are Preventable[PDF] Description: Ctsafekids, an organization lead by an inspired Karen Brock has published another incredibly informative newsletter. This one focuses on the prevention of choking.
Unsafe Books? Description: The children’s book industry is currently dealing with a new and pressing challenge that is threatening publishers, bookstores, libraries and schools. It’s not the economy or school spending or reading rates—it is a recent act of Congress, which has blindsided the industry with the implementation of stiff safety standards on all children’s products, and whose application to books is vague. It has left many publishers, retailers and industry groups scrambling to interpret the law and determine what kinds of compliance will be required, and at what cost.
Child Chokes on Playground Description: An 11 year old girl is in critical condition after apparently becoming entangled in a rope zip line.