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| Accidental injury No. 1 killer of kids (Carroll County Online) |
| The accidental injury death rate of children 14 years old and younger has declined by 45 percent in the United States since 1987, yet accidental injury remains the nation's leading killer of kids, according to a new national report release by Safe Kids USA. |
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| Hospital's 'Trauma Day' aims to keep teens safe (Morton Grove Champion) |
| More than 100 Maine East High School students visited Advocate Lutheran General Hospital last week as part of the hospital's Ninth Annual Trauma Day. The students, accompanied by 15 emergency dispatchers, toured on May 7 some of the many areas of the hospital that a trauma patient typically encounters. "Our goal is to really target the kids as far as injury prevention," said Kathy Tanouye, the ... |
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| Dog bite Prevention Week starts May 18 (The Marshall News Messenger) |
| Each year, it is reported that 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs. That's a lot of dog bites and many of them could be prevented. The third full week of May is highlighted as National Dog Bite Prevention Week, and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), the United States Postal Service, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are each working to educate Americans about ... |
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