Trampoline jumping is a common backyard sport and recreational activity. It is now experiencing a resurgence of popularity in commercial recreation trampoline jump facilities. Hospital emergency physician’s treat hundreds of thousands of trampoline-related injuries each year. The costs of medical, legal, insurance and disability expenses exceed four billion dollars. Injuries are significant among all age programs.

Always remember the following safety tips:

Each year in the United States, an estimated 3 billion toys and games are sold. In 2009, an estimated 185,900 children ages 14 and under were treated in an emergency department for a toy-related injury. 45 percent of toy-related injuries were to the head or face.

General Safety Tips:

Sledding Safety

Sledding down a snowy hill has long been a favorite winter activity.  While the bumpy ride can be thrilling, it can also be dangerous.  Every year thousands of people are injured sledding in parks, streets and recreational areas.  Most of these injuries are preventable.

Playgrounds can be wonderful places for families to exercise and play. They are also the source of hundreds of thousands of emergency visits to the emergency department for preschool and elementary aged children. (Between 2001 - 2008, an average of 218, 851 preschool and elementary children received emergency department care for injuries that occurred on playground equipment. Forty deaths were associated with playgrounds.) Fortunately, many of these injuries are preventable by following these safety tips.

Wear A Helmet!

The best way to reduce injury from bicycle crashes and outdoor recreation is by wearing a helmet.

Children should always wear a helmet for all wheeled sports activities. A properly-fitted bike helmet is just as effective when riding a scooter, roller skating or inline skating. However, when skateboarding and long boarding, make sure your child wears a skateboarding helmet.

Make it a Rule: Every time you and your child ride, wear a helmet. If your child is reluctant to wear a helmet, try letting him or her choose his or her own.

Keep your family safe this Halloween with these simple suggestions.

Providing a safe environment when our children are away from home is a parent’s responsibility. One of the best things you can do for your children is to educate them and make them aware of the dangers.

Child Safety Tips can help protect your child and provide some peace of mind.

It only takes a few minutes to save a life. In today’s world of technology and multi-tasking, it is easy to lose track of time or make a costly mistake. Even on a cool day, a vehicle can reach dangerous temperatures quickly. In only 10 minutes the inside of a car can climb 20 degrees even with the windows cracked.

Button Batteries

Small, coin-sized batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From the flashlight sitting on the table, to the remote control next to the TV, "button batteries" as they are commonly referred to, are in thousands of products used in and around the home. Young children and senior adults are unintentionally swallowing the button batteries and in some cases, the consequences are immediate and devastating.

Bullying is unwanted often aggressive behaviors, in which someone intentionally and potentially repeatedly causes another person physical or emotional harm. Bullying takes on many forms and can happen to individuals of all ages. As stated by President Obama “being bullied is not just a rite of passage or part of growing up.”

Common examples of bullying include being: