Blog - Part 3

Gilbert Boy Mauled by Dogs

A fight between three dogs in a Gilbert home late last month led to the tragic death of a small boy. A two-year-old boy and his four older siblings were in their babysitter’s care at her home when three of the sitter’s dogs began fighting. As the three pit bull-mixed dogs fought, somehow the special […]

Arizona Expands Concussion Prevention to Youth Sports

The recent NFL lawsuit over concussion-related injuries brought national awareness of the dangers of playing football for not just professional athletes, but for athletes of all ages. In Arizona, one leading expert on concussions, Javier Cardenas, MD, said young athletes are seeking proper medical treatment for brain injuries more often than in the past, but […]

ATV Recall by Yamaha

A recall has been issued by Yamaha for the company’s 2012 Big Bear 400 ATV. According to the recall, the front shock absorber can break apart and cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which of course poses a crash hazard. The recalled vehicles were sold from August 2012 to May 2013, and […]

Valley Children Urged to Practice Bicycle Safety

The end of summer is approaching, which, of course, means school will begin for the majority of students in the Valley of the Sun. With the start of school, not only will there be more cars on the roads, but more bicycles, as well. Local hospitals as well as bike-safety advocates are urging parents to […]

Falling TVs Injuring More Children in Recent Years

When it comes to television sets in the U.S. today, the trend is – the bigger, the better. Consumers can now grace their homes with TVs that have screens that measure seventy inches and greater. The majority of households in this country have at least one TV, with many households having two or more sets […]

Kolcraft Stroller Recall

You are enjoying a beautiful day at your neighborhood park pushing your toddler around in the stroller, enjoying the warm sunshine when suddenly without warning, a piece of the stroller becomes a projectile and lacerates your leg. Sound too far-fetched to be true? Unfortunately, this scenario is real. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) […]

CI Therapy Helps Children With Cerebral Palsy

A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) reports that children with cerebral palsy saw an increase in grey matter volume in areas of the brain associated with movement when they underwent constraint-induced therapy (CI). UAB researchers say the findings of their study, which was published online in the journal Pediatrics, show […]

Preventing Heatstroke in Children

Arizona summers can not only be hot, they can be scorching. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, nearly 800 people a year are admitted to hospitals because of heat related illnesses and approximately 1500 weather related deaths from exposure to heat have occurred in Arizona from 1992 to 2009. The most vulnerable to […]

Consumer Product Safety Commission and Nap Nanny Manufacturer Settle Litigation

Baby Matters LLC, the company that manufactures Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill, has agreed to recall all models of the infant recliners and covers as part of the settlement of a case filed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in December 2012. CPSC had received at least ninety-two incident reports involving Nap Nanny […]

Proposed Federal Standards for Child Care Facilities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it will seek to impose strict national health and safety standards for any child-care facility that utilizes federal funding. The HHS proposals will require first aid training for all workers in federally subsidized child care centers. About 513,000 centers that receive government subsidies would […]

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