Posts tagged child safety

• Oregon Toddler Drowns in Washing Machine

  David Mittleman | April 04, 2012 9:23 AM | 6 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It is a seemingly harmless household appliance, but a wash machine accident devastated an Oregon family after their 21-month-old son drowned after crawling inside. Tiffany Hebb was doing laundry...

• Keeping Kids Safe Inside and Outside of Vehicles

  Mark Bello | October 03, 2011 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last month, a 3-year-old boy got behind the wheel sending two other children to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The family van was being loaded after a garage sale when the 3-year-old...

• TV Safety Straps Can Save Your Child's Life

  David Mittleman | November 30, 2011 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An astonishing number of children died from a TV set falling over onto a child in the last decade, according to a September report released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 169 children...

• Keeping Children Safe

  Timothy Smith | December 01, 2009 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I wanted to take a quick moment to bring to my reader's attention a book that is a must read if you are a parent or you are friends with someone who is a parent. 365 Ways to Keep Kids Safe, is a...

• Free Child Car Seat InspectionsThis Week: Is Your Child Safe and Secure?

  Mark Bello | September 22, 2010 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Car seats are meant to protect your child; to ensure their safety while riding in a motor vehicle. They can also be deadly if not used properly as was the case in the death of a four-month-old...

• Walgreen’s Recalls 173 Teddy Bears With Chocolate Bars For Melamine Contamination

  David Mittleman | December 08, 2008 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  On December 5, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration recalled 173 teddy bears with chocolate bars after finding Melamine in samples. The bars have been sold in Walgreen’s stores since...

• Winter Advisory: Don't Leave Kids Alone in the Car

  Mark Bello | January 10, 2012 3:27 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You often hear about children being left in cars in the middle of the summer, but did you know that it can be equally dangerous during the winter months? As tempting as it might be to leave your...

• This May Save Your Child's Life When Driving on the Interstate

  Devon Glass | August 24, 2009 11:26 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Church Wyble, P.C. and The Lombardi Law Firm are jointly running a series for the next few weeks on driving safety, which will include driving safety basics, things to “beware of” on the...

• Child Safety: Pacifiers and Cribs Recalled

  David Mittleman | April 14, 2009 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of forty-thousand Zoo Pacifiers manufactured by Healthtex. It has been determined that the pacifiers are unsafe for use because the...

• It’s Time To Update Child Seat Safety

  David Mittleman | March 05, 2009 10:26 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  President Obama’s new Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has announced that the Department will conduct a complete top to bottom review of child safety seat regulations after the recent...