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Clearwater Child Injury Lawyer Announces “Safety Saturday”

James Dodson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:20:42 +0000

As a Clearwater Child Injury Lawyer, some of the most difficult cases I handle are those which involve injured children. Hundreds of thousands of children are hurt each year in preventable accidents. The purpose of our law firm’s legal blog is to raise awareness of the increasing number of children who are accidentally injured and to educate parents about injury prevention/ child safety. Knowledge is power. We can work together to keep our children/grandchildren safe.

The folks at the Home Safety Council, Lowe’s and fire and life safety professionals from the community are big supporters of child safety too. They are kicking off National Fire Safety Month with a special, day-long safety celebration. Lowe’s is planning a day of safety fun for the entire family and the chance to learn how to keep your family safe from fire and other home dangers.

When: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time: 10:00 am until 2:00 pm
Where: Lowe’s store parking lot

To find a Lowe’s near you, visit the Lowe’s store locator. Check the Safety Saturday Web site for more information as the draws closer. If you can’t make it to the Safety Saturday event at Lowe’s on September 25, you can still make any day safer for your child.

Use the Home Safety Council’s Safety Saturday starter ideas to take home safety in your own hands.

Clearwater Child Injury Lawyer Jim Dodson, author of the No Cost consumer guide, “When Kids Suffer Big Injuries” available online or by calling toll free @ 1-888-340-0840.

Dodson Law Firm, “Working to make safety every child’s reality.”

More Recalls of Children’s Toys

James Dodson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:50:54 +0000

Close to 2,500 pull toys with wooden parts that can break or become dislodged and pose a choking hazard to a child were recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission this week. These toys manufactured by the Manhattan Group have been sold nationwide in gift and specialty shops as well as online and in catalogues.

Approximately 14,000 umbrella strollers that might amputate a child’s fingertips as they’re unfolded were also recalled. While there have been no known related incidents reported in either case, there have been reports of injuries related to children’s lamps and wind chime toys recalled this past week.

The childrens’ lamps involved in the CPSC recall are 360,000 Discovery Kids Animated Marine and Safari Kids lamps with defects in the printed circuit board which could cause an electrical short, posing a fire and burn hazard to children. There have been 9 incidents reported including lamps catching on fire, smoke inhalation injury to a child and minor property damage.

The decorative lamps are silver colored and have rotating films with marine or safari scenes. “Discovery Kids” is printed on the front top left corner. Consumers have been instructed to immediately stop using the lamps and contact the company, Innovage, for a ful refund.

The best recalls are those where an awareness to a potential hazard is realized before any child has been injured.

Make Your Child Aware of Fires | Child Fire Safety Tips

James Dodson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:32:43 +0000

Reading a recent article in the St. Petersburg Times about a 7 year old child who was playing with a lighter setting off a house fire which took firefighters 15 mintues to contain, reminds us all of the need to educate our children about the dangers of playing with fire.

Child fire safety education is important early in a child’s life. Playing with fire at a early age can lead to fires, burns, and severe scarring which can permanently injury a child for life.

A wonderful website for fire safety for children can be found at Kids Health. This website offers great safety tips on how you can educate your child while making sure your home is safe. Adult supervision and education are important to preventing a fire such as the one in the link listed above.

Additional safety information is available on our Florida Child Injury Lawyer website in the document library. Click here for a resource entitled ”Fire Safety 101.”

Man Accused of Pouring Gasoline on Child | Threatening to Light on Fire

JGUT12 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:23:55 +0000

In a horrific event in Valrico, a man tried to light his girlfriend’s son on fire by pooring gasoline on the child. The man, Christopher A. Koberstine was jailed late Sunday with a felony aggravated assault charge. An arrest affidavit states he threw the gasoline on the victim during an argument at about 11:30 p.m. Prosecutors reminded Judge Gregory Holder that there has been a string of these types of accidents recently.

Stay in touch for updates on this horrific act.