Posted on June 25, 2013 · 1 Comment
Welcome to Pediatric Safety’s weekly “Child Health & Safety News Roundup”- a recap of the past week’s child health and safety news headlines from around the world.
Each day we use Twitter to communicate relevant and timely health and safety information to the parents, medical professionals and other caregivers who follow us. Occasionally we may miss something, but we think overall we’re doing a pretty good job of keeping you informed. But for our friends and colleagues who are not on Twitter (or who are but may have missed something), we offer you a recap of the past week’s top 10 events & stories.
- 4 ways technology can improve pediatric care coordination http://t.co/GGKMzxYPst interesting article… 2013-06-23
- New Health Law Provisions To Expand Kids’ Dental Coverage May Fall Short http://t.co/lPf3wrR0TO 2013-06-23
- Nap Nanny recalled by CPSC http://t.co/cXL99xUdv2 note: 5 infant deaths & ~100 problems reported 2013-06-23
- Parents divided on monitoring their kids’ Internet use http://t.co/91n0xL1N6a 70% do, 30% don’t, due to trust and/or available time 2013-06-23
- Toronto EMS Warn About Balcony Fall Dangers – screens are meant to keep bugs out, not kids in! http://t.co/RIvQD0Mnk9 2013-06-23
PedSafe Headline of the Week:
Whooping cough can be deadly for infants but 61% of adults don’t know their own vaccine status http://t.co/T2PbajR93T a booster is needed every 10 yrs
- Facebook Says Tech Flaw Exposed 6 Million Users’ phone #’s and e-mail addresses to unauthorized viewers http://t.co/mPEgcYjhFX Yikes! 2013-06-23
- Video: Volunteers build bikes to donate to pediatric patients in San Jose http://t.co/35B5KED59u nice! 🙂 2013-06-23
- Child obesity shock as figures reveal over 16% of boys in Scotland aged between two and four are found to be obese http://t.co/GoSgrtkXHg 2013-06-23
- Extended primary care office hours might help keep kids out of the emergency department http://t.co/RqKhyXVeGh 2013-06-22
- US safety agency investigating air bag sensors in Suzuki small SUVs http://t.co/0BZKsDn30n 2013-06-22
- Laundry is a chore, Safety is a must | Confessions of a Dr. Mom http://t.co/Gr73lwDG5x 2013-06-21
- 6 Reasons to Call the Pediatrician: http://t.co/pWo310HZs0 2013-06-20
- Nearly all childhood cancer survivors develop chronic health conditions http://t.co/nbqdTBUeAf ongoing monitoring may help 2013-06-19
- A.M.A. Recognizes Obesity as a Disease http://t.co/UKT5GINcg8 hoping this will make it more of a focus for dr’s 2013-06-19
- New color coded wristbands at London public pools helps lifeguards identify swimmers potentially at risk http://t.co/wBqFkwyOQP 2013-06-19
- Bullying by siblings just as damaging, research finds http://t.co/PDouWtMA3Z 2013-06-19
- Study shows how children relate to their pets and the factors that influence this http://t.co/tllIi2Ok4V …interesting 2013-06-19
- Early, Severe 2012-2013 Flu Season Caused Big Rise in Child Deaths (at least 149 kids): CDC http://t.co/8zwDjsxIOg 2013-06-18
- Terminally Ill Children in Belgium May Soon Have ‘Right to Die’ http://t.co/eLrpiK2p99 2013-06-18
- Four-fold increase in child obesity-related UK hospital admissions http://t.co/CLp59mbXAY scary! 2013-06-18
- New Natural Gas Supplier Gives $5,000 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Promises to Continue http://t.co/wpOBf6YCDs 2013-06-18
- U.S. hospital starts world’s first pediatric hand transplant program http://t.co/6z7MeGytaV 2013-06-18
- BBC News – Google to tackle child sexual abuse images on web http://t.co/GCYzljDoxC via @marykayhoal 2013-06-17
- Summer Camp Health Tips – a Pediatrician’s Point of View: http://t.co/ojEPEScPv6 2013-06-17
