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Category: Child Injuries
Backover Accidents: The Risks To Children
November 10, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesSadly, the news has been filled with reports of more and more backover accidents in recent years. The stories often involve heartbreaking tales of young children playing out in a driveway being hit by a loved one who was backing up. Statistics show that throughout the United States, about 50 children are victims of backover accidents on a weekly basis. In Florida, your Fort Myers personal injury lawyer will tell you that children between one and five years of age are at high risk, and over 60...
Is Your Child's Halloween Costume Safe?
October 18, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesHalloween is only a couple of weeks away, and despite the federal government's efforts, some dangerous and defective children's Halloween costumes are for sale on retailer's racks and shelves, and also over the internet.
Lee, Collier and Charlotte County Schools Lightning Preparations
September 20, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesIt is still "rainy season" in Southwest Florida, and school is back in session for Lee, Collier and Charlotte Counties. Many county students participate in sports which require outdoor practices and games. The combination of "rainy season" and student outdoor sports and activities presents potential danger of injury or death as a result of lightning strikes.
Is Your Child In the Right Seat?
August 26, 2013 | Category: Child Injuries"Car crashes are the number one killer of children 1 to 12 years old in the United States. The best way to protect them in the car is to put them in the right seat, at the right time, and use it the right way."
Alert! Back to School Safety Tips
August 7, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesAugust is back-to-school month in Southwest Florida. Collier, Charlotte and Lee County public schools, and many private schools, open their doors to a new school year this month. In Lee County alone an estimated 86,000 students and nearly 5,000 full and part-time employees will begin the 2013-2014 school year this month. More than 850 school buses will be traveling 72,000 miles a day on 714 bus routes. Spivey Law Firm is committed to school safety.
Beat the heat check the backseat
June 26, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesIt is only June and already there have been 15 children in the U.S. who have died as the result of heatstroke after being left in unattended vehicles.
How to Avoid Playground Accidents
June 10, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 200,000 children ages 14 and younger are seen in U.S. emergency rooms for playground-related child injuries.
Protecting Children on a School Bus From Unsafe Drivers
May 22, 2013 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Child InjuriesSeveral high school students were injured when a vehicle rear-ended a school bus in Riviera Beach last month. The bus was transporting the students to Inlet Grove High School in West Palm Beach when the accident occurred. Five of the students suffered minor injuries in the accident, and Fort Myers personal injury attorneys say that their families may file lawsuits for damages.
Save a Child's Life - Rear Visibility Equipment for Vehicles
May 15, 2013 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Child InjuriesIn the U.S. 50 children are backed over by vehicles each week, with 48 treated in emergency rooms, and 2 die.
What should children do in an emergency? Call 911.
April 19, 2013 | Category: Child InjuriesKidsHealth.org says that "teaching children how to use 911 in an emergency could be one of the simplest - and most important - lessons you'll ever share."