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Parents visiting metropolitan areas such as Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. or New York City face a safety problem that is not commonly known unless you are a parent that lives in the city and rely on a taxi or cab as your primarily mode of transportation – taxis in many metropolitan cities are not [...]
It is believed that up to 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents every year in the United States. Car manufacturers are taking notice of this shocking statistic and have begun to develop a safety restraint system and/or seat belt that will protect a fetus during a car accident. The problem with crash [...]
Official Recall NoticeFall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers
Safety 1st
Cosco
Eddie Bauer
Disney
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. is recalling approximately 447,000 Dorel Infant Car Seat/Carriers due to injuries reported when the handle on the carrier broke or failed causing the seat to fall while carried. The infant car [...]
On November 23, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada issued the largest recall of 2.1 million drop-side baby cribs made by Stork Craft between January 1993 and October 2009 following reports of the suffocation deaths of four children. This is the largest crib recall in U.S. history and the second [...]
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Maclaren is voluntarily recalling approximately 1 million strollers sold in the United States from 1999 to November 2009 due to multiple reports of children having fingers cut and/or amputated from a hinge on the stroller.
This recall applies to all Maclaren models of strollers to [...]
Winter weather in Virginia is unpredictable and can change quickly for the worse. For those of you that remember the snow storm of 1997, thousands of drivers on their way home from work in Northern Virginia were suddenly stuck for an extended period of time on impassable roads – many unprepared and with [...]
An infant/child car safety seat is only effective in preventing injuries if the seat itself is properly installed as well as its occupant. An infant and child car safety seat is quite possibly the most important piece of safety equipment you will get for your child. Please make sure you are [...]
In 2007, 6,532 children under the age of 14 died in car accidents. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if the child had been properly restrained in an age and size appropriate car seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is promoting National Child Passenger Safety Week 2009 September 12-18, [...]
Since maternal trauma injuries such as from car accidents are the leading cause of fetal death, Registered Nurse Junell Nichols noticed that there was a major miscommunication between the auto manufacturers and doctors as to who was actually educating pregnant women on how to properly wear a seatbelt. Each party was relying on [...]
Please review the recalls for children’s toys and products issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) this week:
Little Tikes Workshop Sets & Trucks
Little Tikes recalled 1.6 million Little Tikes workshop sets and trucks following an incident when an 11-month-old choked on a plastic toy nail. It is important to [...]
