If there’s a baby in your home, if you’re expecting one or if you take care of one, there are a few things that you need to know about their sleep environment to help keep them safe. Because babies spend much of their time sleeping, the nursery should be the…
It’s that time of year again: when children pack up backpacks and lunch boxes and head back to the classroom. With this time of year come serious risks for pedestrian and bicycling accidents. There are millions of students who use their own two feet (or their own two wheels) to…
If you’ve got a child in your home, checking the recall list should be on hour home safety list. Recently, officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled close to 500,000 Baby Einstein Activity Jumpers because of their serious risks of injury to young users. According to officials, there…
Temeratures are on the rise (if you can believe it’s getting even hotter), and with those increases comes a spike in the risks for heat stroke. We’re talking more than getting hot in the yard or on the job, we’re talking about leaving kids and pets inside an unattended vehicle.…
Our kids are going to be getting out of school for Summer Break pretty soon, and they’re going to be spending a lot of time outside. While that’s good for them and helps to keep them healthy, it also serves up some serious risks. We’re talking about the risks they…
A 9-year-old boy was killed and 16 others were injured in a recent school bus accident in Port St. Lucie. According to the TC Palm, a loaded sod truck rammed right into the side of the bus. Our St. Lucie school injury lawyers understand that school buses might be coming…
Every year, thousands of children are rushed to Florida hospitals due to unintentional poisoning stemming from exposure to or consumption of household chemicals and medicines. Our Hallandale Beach injury lawyers know that while the number of child poisoning fatalities has been dramatically reduced over the last five decades, there are…
Most resorts and hotels have pools, as do amusement parks and many private residences. While pools can provide a great way to enjoy a summer afternoon and to cool off from the heat, our Florida swimming pool accident attorneys know that swimming pools can also be very dangerous, especially for…
Parents beware! Play yards are serving up some serious risks for accidents, thereby endangering your young ones. Officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced new safety efforts to address the dangers of play yards. There were far too many accidents happening as a result of the faulty…
Parents of a 1-year-old baby boy are hugging him a bit tighter tonight. Our Vero Beach personal injury lawyers understand that the boy had been found in a backyard swimming pool, floating and unresponsive. We don’t know yet whether the incident was at the boy’s home or whether he was…