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U.S. CPSC
March 29, 2006 |
Gear Up, Strap It On -- Helmets Can Save Lives and Reduce Injuries CPSC Releases New "Which Helmet for Which Activity" Guide   |
U.S. CPSC
June 14, 2005 |
CPSC Staff Powered Scooter Study Shows Just 4 in 10 Victims Wore Helmets In an estimated 10,000 emergency room injuries involving powered scooters, 7 out of 10 incidents were behavior or environment-related. So, following local laws and CPSC safety guidelines can play a strong role in protecting children. |
U.S. CPSC
August 19, 2008 |
CPSC Offers Tips for Back to School Safety The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents to pay special attention to safety this school year. |
U.S. CPSC
August 18, 2005 |
CPSC Issues New Back-To-School Safety Tips Safety checks for bike helmets, playgrounds and athletic fields top the list for the season's concerns. |
U.S. CPSC
August 10, 2006 |
CPSC Reminds Parents to Keep Safety in Mind When Sending Children Back To School Watch for drawstrings on children's clothing... Buy the right bicycle helmet... How to spot safe playgrounds... Secure soccer goals... Buy standardized art supplies... |
U.S. CPSC
September 8, 2009 |
CPSC Joins President Obama's Back-to-School Campaign As a new school year gets underway, President Obama launched a major back-to-school campaign today aimed at keeping kids in the classroom. |
U.S. CPSC
September 21, 2006 |
CPSC Launches Major Campaign To Drive Down Deaths and Serious Injuries Associated With All-Terrain Vehicles ATV's are growing in popularity and the knowledge on their safe use must grow as well. |
U.S. CPSC
May 28, 2010 |
CPSC Warns Memorial Day Weekend Among the Deadliest Holidays for ATV Riders For the 4-day period surrounding the 2009 Memorial Day holiday, CPSC is aware of 27 fatalities, with two under the age of 16, averaging almost seven deaths a day. |
U.S. CPSC
February 14, 2005 |
CPSC Releases Special Report On Older Consumer Injuries According to a new study on emergency room injuries of adults 65 and older, that age group is increasingly at risk for product-related injuries in or around the home, especially falls. |
U.S. CPSC
March 18, 2003 |
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by MOSA Sports These helmets fail impact testing required under CPSC's Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets, violating the Consumer Product Safety Act. Riders wearing these helmets are not adequately protected from falls, and could suffer head injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
August 15, 2007 |
Cpsc Urges Parents to Help Children Avoid Injuries as They Head Back to School Your kids may already know their ABCs, but do you know the ABCs of keeping your children safe as they head back to school? |
U.S. CPSC
November 18, 2010 |
CPSC Releases Top Three Tips for a Safer Holiday Toy Shopping and Playing Experience The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants parents and consumers to know that safeguards put in place in recent years are making a positive impact and helping to restore confidence in the safety of toys in the marketplace. |
U.S. CPSC
May 27, 2011 |
CPSC Warns Memorial Day Weekend Among the Deadliest Holidays for ATV Riders The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns all-terrain vehicle riders to take steps to stay safe this holiday weekend. |
U.S. CPSC
November 14, 2006 |
List of Top Holiday Safety Tips Released CPSC, AARP ask consumers to pay attention to age labels. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001
Matthew J. Thompson & Frederick P. Rivara |
Bicycle-Related Injuries Bicycle riding is a popular form of recreation among persons of all ages, and related injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality... |
U.S. CPSC
June 17, 2002 |
Summer Safety Tips CPSC warns: summer fun brings more emergency room visits. More than 3.7 million consumers went to hospital emergency rooms with product-related injuries in June, July and August 2001. Advise everyone to enjoy summer activities with safety in mind. |
U.S. CPSC
April 8, 2011 |
CPSC: Parents, Caregivers Should Consider Safety Before Opening Windows Opening windows in your home to enjoy the warmer temperatures may seem harmless, but open windows have proven to be sources of injury and death for young children. |
AskMen.com
November 1, 2001
Ian Lee |
Preventing Sports Injuries You don't need expensive gear to prevent injuries; just the basics and a bit of knowledge... |
U.S. CPSC
June 25, 2008 |
Illegal and Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers In 2007 nearly 10,000 Americans were treated in emergency rooms for firework-related injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
July 6, 2010 |
CPSC Urges Parents and Caregivers to Consider Safety Before Opening Windows Opening windows in your home to enjoy the warmer temperatures may seem harmless, but windows have proven to be sources of injury and death for young children. |
U.S. CPSC
May 21, 2009 |
CPSC Announces New Report on Child Drownings and Near-drownings in Pools and Spas CPSC's latest data reveals that nearly 300 children younger than 5 drown in pools and spas each year, and about 3,000 suffer pool or spa-related injuries requiring attention at hospital emergency rooms. |
U.S. CPSC
October 6, 2005 |
CPSC Announces ANPR on ATVs Regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), this proceeding addresses a broad range of regulatory and non-regulatory alternatives that could be used to reduce ATV-related deaths and injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
September 12, 2006 |
CPSC Warns about TV, Large Furniture Tip-Over Dangers More than 100 deaths have been reported since 2000; most involve young children. |
U.S. CPSC
November 17, 2009 |
"Town Hall on Toy Safety": CPSC Talks to Parents About New Rules Aimed at Making Toys Safer At a Town Hall meeting held in New York City, CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum was joined by parents and consumers to talk toy safety. |
U.S. CPSC
May 15, 2008 |
Window Falls Prompts CPSC to Issue Warning The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers to take precautions to keep children from falling from windows. |
Sports Central
May 22, 2012
Brad Oremland |
Don't Blame Contact Sports I believe that the dangers of contact sports are often over-stated, especially in the non-sports media. Conversely, the dangers of non-contact sports are routinely under-stated. |
U.S. CPSC
November 12, 2008 |
Shop CPSC Toy Safety Tips Before Shopping for Holiday Gifts The CPSC issued its annual holiday safety messages to remind parents to be diligent when making holiday shopping choices. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Tips on Bike Safety Is bicycling good for you?... What causes bicycle crashes?... What kinds of injuries can riding my bicycle cause?... What can I do to prevent being hurt?... How can I be sure my bike is safe?... What about child carrier seats?... |
U.S. CPSC
March 10, 2008 |
CPSC Continues Community Outreach and Education Caregivers and consumers in New York City and across the country now have an easy way to keep their families safe in their homes. |
U.S. CPSC
December 18, 2007 |
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Specialized Due to Failing Helmet Standard The helmets fail testing required under CPSC's safety standard for bicycle helmets. This can pose a head injury hazard to riders in a fall. |
U.S. CPSC
September 23, 2010 |
CPSC Urges Parents to Inspect and Secure TVs, Furniture, and Appliances in Child-Proofing Efforts On average, one child dies every two weeks due to tipovers |
U.S. CPSC
October 6, 2004 |
CPSC Targets Vulnerable, Hard-to-Reach Populations - Stratton Tells Congress About Toy and Child Product Safety Actions The CPSC chairman told the House Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection that agency continues to enforce standards, announce recalls, and prevent deaths and injuries from rising. |
U.S. CPSC
October 17, 2002 |
Lida Bicycle Co. Recalls Men's Bicycles The frames of these bicycles can break apart, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003 |
Eye Injuries in Sports Which sports are most associated with eye injuries?... How are sports classified?... What should I consider before playing sports?... How can I protect myself from eye injuries? |
U.S. CPSC
August 5, 2009 |
Off-Roading With Safety: CPSC Reminder To Yamaha Rhino Riders To Stay Safe This Summer CPSC believes that in order to provide a safer ride, all Yamaha Rhinos must have half-doors, additional passenger handholds, spacers on the rear wheels, and the rear anti-sway bar removed. |
U.S. CPSC
November 19, 2004 |
Dynacraft To Pay $1.4 Million Penalty for Failing to Report Hazard with Mountain Bicycles CPSC alleged that Dynacraft failed, on multiple occasions, to inform the government in a timely manner about a serious defect with their mountain bicycles. |
U.S. CPSC
May 4, 2006 |
Trek Recalls Anthem C Elite Bicycle Helmets for Failing Impact Standards Consumers could suffer impact head injuries in a fall. |
Sports Central
April 16, 2014
Brad Oremland |
Sports Are Bad For Us About two weeks into the new baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers are hot, but the early theme is probably injuries, particularly those that require Tommy John surgery. |
U.S. CPSC
September 22, 2009 |
The Tipping Point: CPSC Urges Parents to Inspect and Secure TVs, Furniture, and Appliances to Prevent Tip-Over Deaths and Injuries Today, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging parents once again to take simple, low-cost steps to prevent deaths and injuries associated with furniture, TV, and appliance tip-overs. |
U.S. CPSC
November 22, 2004 |
CPSC Chairman Warns Holiday Gift Shoppers of Hazardous Recalled Toys The agency posted recalled toys and children's products before the holiday season. To further reduce deaths and injuries, and to quickly get the word out about consumer safety issues, CPSC launched the Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN). |
U.S. CPSC
November 20, 2007 |
CPSC Delivers the ABC's of Toy Safety Knowing your ABC's of toy safety will make for happy holidays. |
U.S. CPSC
December 1, 2004 |
CPSC Votes to Start Development of Mandatory Standard for Cigarette Lighters According to the commission's chairman, a mandatory standard for cigarette lighters -- along with standards for the flammability of mattresses and upholstered furniture -- would help reduce fires, deaths, and injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
May 21, 2008 |
New Report Shows Increase In Pool and Spa Drownings A new report issued today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that the average number of drowning deaths involving children younger than 5 in pools and spas has increased. |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
Top 10 Common Sports Injuries Read on to find out which injuries are most common, as well as ways to prevent and treat these ailments. |
U.S. CPSC
August 31, 2005 |
Target Recall of Back Trails Jr. Bicycle Helmets Some of these helmets do not meet CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets, which poses a risk of riders suffering head injuries. |
U.S. CPSC
July 26, 2007 |
Tree Stand Manufacturer Sued For Late Reporting of Injuries To the Government The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today the filing of a lawsuit Ardisam Inc. for delaying the report of serious injuries with the Big Foot and Lite Foot Series hunting tree stands. |
U.S. CPSC
June 22, 2011 |
Celebrating July 4th Safely: Fireworks Big and Small Can Pose Risks, CPSC Urges Caution with Every Use The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows that last year, during the 30 days surrounding July 4, fireworks sent about 1,900 injured consumers to emergency rooms. |
Popular Mechanics
December 16, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Head Games: How Helmet Tech Works in 7 Different Sports With all the attention athletic head injuries are attracting, the author decided to survey the myriad playing fields to find out what's considered state-of-the-art when it comes to skull safety. |
U.S. CPSC
June 27, 2007 |
CPSC Warns of Deadly Dangers When Consumers Use Illegal Fireworks On average there are about seven firework-related deaths each year. |
U.S. CPSC
July 29, 2004 |
Geartec/Mackarl Recall of Bicycle Helmets The helmets may not meet CPSC safety regulations for helmets, which poses a risk of a rider sustaining a serious head injury if he/she falls from a bicycle. |
