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25
Mar
2024
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13:07 PM
America/Chicago
n, fun activities and complimentary lunch. Community members learned about car seat passenger safety, gun safety, poison prevention, safe baby sleep, drowning prevention and much more from the Center for Community Health.Community partners included:JPS Health NetworkFort Worth Police DepartmentFort ...
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18
Mar
2024
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12:55 PM
America/Chicago
sness of this drug.”Education and ResourcesPoison prevention at Cook Children’s falls under the scope of injury prevention along with gun safety, drowning prevention, safe baby sleep and car seat safety through the Center for Community Health.“The three things we focus on in my program are Saf ...
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22
Jan
2024
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13:11 PM
America/Chicago
inch or two of water—just enough to cover your child’s nose and mouth. Bathtub Safety TipsCook Children’s has seen an increase in bathtub drownings in the last few years, and we want to help you keep your little ones safe. We started the Lifeguard Your Child™ Campaign to spread water s ...
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05
Jan
2024
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11:41 AM
America/Chicago
e truly feels unsteady. Your body is not paralyzed every day from the shock, but moments of deep grief hit you like a wave, and you feel like you are drowning all over again.This process is okay. Don’t run from the wave, learn how to breathe underwater.I’ve spoken about many moments from my daug ...
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02
Oct
2023
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16:47 PM
America/Chicago
ced to sleep on their stomachs.Spreading the WordSafe Sleep is one of five injury prevention campaigns at C4CH along with gun safety, poison control, drowning prevention and car seats. The Initiative started in 2014 within Cook Children's Medical Center and then branched out to area hospitals. It gr ...
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30
Jun
2023
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07:37 AM
America/Chicago
sAs families and friends come together to celebrate Independence Day, it's important to keep safety in mind. According to experts at Cook Children's, drowning is the primary threat to children during this holiday. Drowning patients are commonly seen in the emergency room and these incidents can ofte ...
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20
Jun
2023
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12:33 PM
America/Chicago
or teens, it is the second leading cause of death.The Center for Community Health, led by Cook Children’s, offers parents and kids water safety and drowning prevention education guides and resources like water-watcher tags and life jackets through its Lifeguard Your Child program. Through this pro ...
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25
May
2023
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13:37 PM
America/Chicago
s, trauma injury prevention coordinator. “Knowing ahead of time what questions to ask and the kind of barriers to put in place lowers the risk of a drowning event.”Cook Children’s has already treated 10 drownings so far this year, one of which was fatal. Parents need to remember that 70% ...
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24
May
2023
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12:35 PM
America/Chicago
ries. For good reason, experts say. A child’s swimsuit color is one of the many layers of protection parents and caregivers can use to help prevent drowning.Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most drownings in children ...
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04
May
2023
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13:53 PM
America/Chicago
By Heather DugeCook Children’s has treated nine drownings so far this year, one of which was fatal. As the weather warms up, parents and caregivers should take time to review how to keep their young children safe around water. With the recent news of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player’s 2-year-old da ...
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