Sentences with phrase «for injuries to a child»

Bowen has since been arrested for injury to a child with serious bodily injury.

Studies show that with any type of booster, the risk for injury to children 4 — 8 years of age is reduced by 45 %.

The jury awarded $ 10 million for the wrongful death of the mother as well as $ 8.2 million for the injury to the child.

Given the complications that may arise in such cases, you should also be sure to consult a personal injury attorney experienced in handling birth injury cases if you wish to pursue financial compensation for the injury to your child.

The scary part is that children are frequently the victims — dog bite accidents are the second most common reason for injury to children.

Fortunately, she contacted Virginia Beach dog bite injury attorney Jeff Brooke — who advised the mother that, in fact, the owner might be liable for the injuries to the child under Virginia law.

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They have a better sense of what to look for if their children suffer head injuries.

However, for children, who may not be able to read or understand the signs, the landowner may still have to pay compensation for any injuries caused by avoidable hazards on their land (e.g. sharp tools left out).

Paid family and medical leave allows workers to take longer leaves of absence for the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a loved one, or to recover from a more serious personal injury or illness.15 Paid family and medical leave can be provided through a social insurance system, as it is in the three U.S. states that have active paid leave programs, or through another type of structure such as a government - business partnership.16

Ensuring child safety while travelling and ensuring that each child is fitted into the correct seat for their age and size is very important to protect them from any unforeseeable harm, danger, injury and even death.

According to an analysis of fatal and nonfatal childhood firearm injuries compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black children face the highest rates of firearm mortality, a difference largely driven by black youth being more likely to face a firearm homicide.

According to a 2017 analysis of fatal and nonfatal childhood firearm injuries compiled by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black children face the highest rates of firearm mortality — a difference largely driven by black youth being more likely to be shooting victims than children from other racial groups.

Let a child be physically maimed for life by a birth injury, or spiritually maimed by having to grow up in hunger and fear as in war - torn lands, or in squalor and crime as in our own slums; and then when the natural consequences appear, not a few pious Christians will say that God in his inscrutable providence willed it to be this way.

Now, maybe it isn't God's will for Christians to have lower disease rates, lower death rates, lower accident rates, lower food poisoning rates, lower child injury rates, and higher job promotion rates.

Just like any sport or action, people can turn it into something that is not God - pleasing; however, the sport, with the rules that support it and are designed to prevent injury, is fantastic and a great way for children to develop self - discipline.

Injuries may be part of the game when you are playing youth sports, but that does not mean that you have to accept them as an inevitability for your child.

For parents, it can be difficult to balance between encouraging children to pursue what they love and worrying about injuries.

The valuable lesson from «Crash Reel» for parents is to never assume one head injury has healed before letting your child resume a sports activity.

After the sports season is over, a school or YSO should save the PPE until the child becomes an adult because children have the right to bring lawsuits as adults for injuries they suffered as children.

Abernethy (2005) found that child athletes who participated in a variety of sports and specialized in adolescence tended to be more consistent performers, experienced fewer injuries, and were involved in sports for a longer time than their early - specializing peers.

If you do not suspect any head injury or broken bones and your child seems happy otherwise, hold off on the trip to the ER for now.

Richard Pass, RN Richard Nurse, shares advice for parents on how to control and stop your child's bleeding from an injury or accident

In addition to educating young athletes about both the importance of hydration and the dangers of heat - related illness, ensuring that they drink enough fluids, and taking precautions to reduce the risk of heat injury in children in hot and humid weather, you need to watch your child for symptoms of impending heat illness:

In addition to educating young athletes about both the importance of hydration and the dangers of heat - related illness, ensuring that they drink enough fluids, and taking precautions to reduce the risk of heat injury in children, especially when they are exercising in hot and humid weather, parents and coaches need to watch children for signs and symptoms of impending heat illness:

Last year, more than 8,000 people in the United States (most of them children) received treatment at an emergency room for injuries related to fireworks.

While parents may not want to believe it, the traditional American back yard trampoline is a major culprit for injury.According to the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), 246,875 medically treated trampoline injuries occur annually in the U.S. Of this total, 186,405 of these injuries occurred among children aged 14 or younger.

Purchasing the best and safest trampoline model on the market will allow you to reduce the possibility of injury to your children while providing the fun and exciting experience for families that trampolines have always represented.

Air bags may be lifesaving for adults, but they can cause serious head and neck injuries to children when they inflate.

Baby Safe Homes can not stress enough the fact that the best tool you have for preventing injury to your child is your undivided attention.

According to statistics each year, more than 2.5 million children are treated in emergency rooms for fall - related injuries.

Maureen Dempsey Baker, who created a harness product for twins when her children were young, explains, «We were informed by pediatricians that (many) common injuries are to shoulders and arms from parents pulling up when a child falls while holding their hand.

For 51 per cent of Canadians, «not allowing children under 10 to access the pool area» is their only strategy to prevent injuries related to backyard pools

An exercise program that includes un-weighted squats, lunges, push - ups, and pull ups, and strength routines for abdominal, lower back, and cardiovascular training can all promote strong core stability in the body without posing significant risk of injury to a child's growing body.

William H. Caddoo, DC suggests that parents looking for someone to treat their child's soft tissue sports injury consider a doctor, physical therapist, chiropractor, or even athletic trainer certified in Active Release Techniques ® (A.R.T. ®), and, that if they are looking for a doctor of chiropractic, they ask their child's pediatrician or friends for a recommendation rather than flipping through the Yellow Pages.

The American Academy of Pediatrics reported that in 1999, an estimated 8800 children were treated in emergency rooms for injuries related to using baby walkers.

Currently the law permits a parent to use force to punish a child for misconduct, but it prohibits any act that is likely to cause or does cause physical injury.

Unless your child has been to physical therapy for an injury before, you may not know what to think or expect as a parent.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number one leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 19 is unintentional injury.

I had two children from a previous marriage that I had sole co of, I had a good job, remarried to a poor woman raised her child as my own, as well, I got hurt at work had a few surgeries, my injuries became a disability so something's had to go, house paid for, new cars traded for older ones that were paid for as well, and she's gone!!

It is up to parents to decide for their family whether to allow their child to start, or continue, playing football, not some present or former player, journalist or scientist who takes the position that football is either too dangerous to be played by anyone or safe enough to be played by all (October 25, 2015 update: this is exactly the position adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its 2015 Policy Statement on Tackling in Youth Football in which it leaves parents - presumably in consultation with their child's pediatrician - to «decide whether the potential health risks of sustaining... injuries [in tackle football] are outweighed by the recreational benefits associated with proper tackling»); and

«Finding ways to decrease the incidence and severity of sports - related injuries is critical to keeping kids playing sports long - term and reaping the benefits that organized athletics provides,» said Dawn Comstock, PhD, a co-author of the study and assistant professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

A better approach is to learn what motivates your child to climb, look for ways to redirect that urge and do whatever you can to lessen the risks of injury.

Walkers are even potentially dangerous for children, with Canada actually banning their sale because of the injuries they have caused to children.

Our site currently includes buying guides, advice and information for vehicles and car seats, an expansive carseat FAQ, a discussion forum and chat on child restraint issues, a list of car seat inspection stations and events for Illinois and extensive links to other websites on injury prevention and vehicle safety related topics.

Many of the injury incidents happened when a child that was too old or too big for the bassinet or cradle was allowed to continue using it.

The school sports therapist is a great resource for learning ways to minimize injury and keep your child safe during sports season.

Also, be sure your child knows where the first aid kit is located and how to use it for simple and common injuries.

In Sweden, children are kept rear - facing until 3 or 4 years old, which has led to a very low injury and death rate for young children in this country.

For infants and toddlers, child restraints reduce fatal injuries by up to 71 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and PreventiFor infants and toddlers, child restraints reduce fatal injuries by up to 71 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventifor Disease Control and Prevention.

The playground is the perfect place for these activities, but sometimes poorly maintained equipment can be downright dangerous: In 2012, more than 200,000 children were treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to playground equipment.