OnSafety » CPSC On Storify http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety CPSC Stands for Safety Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:08:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 PoolSafely: Drowning Is Leading Cause of Child Deaths http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/05/poolsafely-drowning-is-leading-cause-of-child-deaths/ http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/05/poolsafely-drowning-is-leading-cause-of-child-deaths/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 19:33:52 +0000 CPSC Blogger http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/?p=3024 Children younger than 5 represent nearly 75% of pool and spa deaths, the latest U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission data shows. African-American and Hispanic children are at high risk. CPSC held a media event and Twitter chat on May 24, 2012, to promote water safety.


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]]> http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/03/recall-roundup-february-2012/feed/ 0 Excerpts of #TVSafety, CPSC’s First Twitter Chat http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/02/excerpts-of-tvsafety-cpscs-first-twitter-chat/ http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/2012/02/excerpts-of-tvsafety-cpscs-first-twitter-chat/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:13:46 +0000 CPSC Blogger http://www.cpsc.gov/onsafety/?p=2657 Every other week, a child dies in the U.S. when a television, a piece of furniture or an appliance falls on him or her. CPSC held a Twitter chat with @KidsinDanger and @GaryASmithMD to talk about anchoring and strapping TVs and saving children’s lives. Here’s an excerpt of the chat.


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