The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs.
The CPSC urges parents and caregivers to immediately stop using the recalled cribs and to contact Stork Craft at (877) 274-0277. The company will send a repair kit that will [...]
With Halloween just around the corner, the dangers present should become all too apparent. Selecting the right costume, which children want to start buying in August, can help to make a safe Trick or Treat. Children love to wear masks. The problem is that most masks severely restrict a child’s vision. If it doesn’t fit [...]
Based upon the title of this post, most people fear the danger to be some high levels of bacteria present in their community or swim club pool. However, the danger lies not in the water but on the bottom of the pool, in the form of the pool drain. The design of most pools includes [...]
As an attorney and father of two young children, nothing angers me more than an incorrectly installed car seat. I have seen firsthand how a car accident can wreck so many lives. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reports that car accidents are the leading cause of death among children in the United States, but many [...]
The proliferation of readily affordable large flat-panel displays in the home has brought about an unintended and dangerous consequence. The increase in flat-panel televisions and the furniture they rest on has led to a proportionate increase in the number of children rushed to emergency rooms because of the TV or furniture falling on them. Over the past [...]
The CPSC reports that over 3,700 children are sent to emergency rooms each year because they have fallen from open windows. In Staten Island, along with the rest of New York City, window guards must be installed if you live in a building that has three or more apartments and a child under age 11 [...]
Silive is reporting that Jardine Enterprises is recalling an additional 96,000 cribs, the third expansion of a previous crib recall the company has issued this year. The recall involves 7 different crib models sold throughout stores the United States.
The wooden crib slats on the recalled cribs can break, creating a gap. The gap presents an entrapment and strangulation [...]
MSNBC is reporting a recall of approximately 730,000 Evenflo high chair models because of the possibility that the seat back may suddenly recline or detach altogether. Children may fall backwards or fall out of the high chair and suffer bumps, bruises or cuts to the head. In addition, loose hardware presents a choking hazard. The models affected [...]
Staten Island resident Regina Kriklivy, 14, was killed Sunday night on Route 80 in Roxbury Township, New Jersey, nj.com is reporting. Ms. Kriklivy was a passenger in the back seat of her family’s minivan and was ejected as it spun out of control across the interstate’s east bound lanes at around 7:30 p.m. The Staten Island Advance reported [...]
The parents of a 7-year old boy who died at the Rye Playland Amusement Park have reached a settlement with Westchester County, the park’s owners, for $1.25 million, 1010wins is reporting. The boy, Jon-Kely Cassara, died while on the Ye Olde Mill ride, in which small boats move through a dark enchanted forest scene. After the [...]
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