Florida Child Injury Law Blog

School sports programs are beginning again with the new school year. And with that, our Clearwater Child Injury law firm provides some safety tips to preventing sports injuries.

The CDC reports almost 800,000 children under the age of 15 are treated in emergency rooms every year for injuries related to playing sports.  Tragically, many of our children die on playing fields as a result of some type of head trauma, head injury or underlying heart condition. 

 So how could sports injuries and serious accidents be prevented?  Vincent Iannelli, M.D., a board certified pediatrician and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, suggests some of the following tips:

• Don’t let your children play through pain
• Encourage your child to warm up before exercising
• Ensure that your child is playing with youths of the same age group
• Check that the playing surfaces are properly maintained
• Teach your children to avoid dietary supplements such as GHB, GBL and so called performance enhancing substances
• Make sure adults trained in CPR are supervising your children

 Dr. Iannelli’s report also offers a significant amount of material related to heat stroke and important information from the American Heart Association – recommended reading for all parents whose children play sports. 

Clearwater Child Injury Attorney Jim Dodson represents families who have suffered serious injury or death due to the careless act of another.  Please call our office today for a No Cost evaluation of your legal case, toll free at 1-888-340-0840.

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