The important thing to remember about preventable injuries is that they are preventable
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March is Poison Prevention Month
Did you know there are more than 47,000 children under age 6 seen in emergency rooms every year for medicine poisoning? That’s 5 children every hour. This National Poison Prevention Week (March 15-21), Safe Kids is providing families with tips and resources to help prevent frantic calls to the Poison Help number, frightening trips to the ER and fretful hours spent bedside.
New Medicine Safety Research Report
Safe Kids Worldwide's latest research report, Keeping Kids Safe Around Medicine: Insights and Implications, reveals surprising ways kids are getting into medicine and what parents can do to protect them. The report also presents updated trends in medicine poisonings among young children, highlights and synthesizes key insights from previous Safe Kids research and discusses how these insights have informed education, public advocacy and awareness efforts by Safe Kids.
New Medicine Safety Research Report
Safe Kids Worldwide's latest research report, Keeping Kids Safe Around Medicine: Insights and Implications, reveals surprising ways kids are getting into medicine and what parents can do to protect them. The report also presents updated trends in medicine poisonings among young children, highlights and synthesizes key insights from previous Safe Kids research and discusses how these insights have informed education, public advocacy and awareness efforts by Safe Kids.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates
Child Passenger Safety Laws are changing January 1, 2020!
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Children up to age 2 must be properly secured in a rear-facing car seat. Children ages 2-4 years must ride in a car seat with a harness (rear or forward facing). Children 4 and older must ride in a car or booster seat until they are 4’9″ tall. Children over height 4’9” must be secured by a properly fitted seat belt (typically starting at 8-12 years old). Children up to age 13 must ride in the back seat when practical to do so. |
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Child restraint system must comply with U.S. DOT standards and be used according to vehicle and child restraint manufacturer. Stay up to date at wadrivetozero.com/car-seats/.
For the best protection, a child should remain in each stage of restraint until they reach the maximum height and weight based on the manufacturer’s instructions.
Click to view the current Washington Child Passenger Restraint Law
Outside of Washington, laws regarding child safety restraints vary by state. The Governors Highway Safety Association offers a state-by-state overview of restraint laws.
For the best protection, a child should remain in each stage of restraint until they reach the maximum height and weight based on the manufacturer’s instructions.
Click to view the current Washington Child Passenger Restraint Law
Outside of Washington, laws regarding child safety restraints vary by state. The Governors Highway Safety Association offers a state-by-state overview of restraint laws.
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Safe Kids Thurston County
Coordinator: Danielle King Phone: 360.522.3108 danielle.king@ccacwa.org Lead Agency: Child Care Action Council 3729 Griffin Lane SE Olympia, WA 98501 Phone: 360.786.8907 www.ccacwa.org |
Safe Kids Worldwide
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1707 Phone: 202.662.0600 http://www.safekids.org/ 
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The Child Care Action Council and Thurston County Medic One serve as the lead organizations, lending support to help the group accomplish their goals related to childhood injury prevention in Thurston County.