PAF NEWS & ARTICLES

Coral Springs, FL - Child safety advocates are urging parents and caregivers to look at their TV in a different way: as a serious injury threat. Injuries and deaths from TV tip-overs happen more often than people might think, leading Pediatric Associates Foundation to...

Coral Springs, FL - April 7, 2020 -  Every year, more than 3300 children younger than 5 years of age are treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments for injuries related to falls from windows – that’s about 9 children every day. Older children are also injured from...

Some helpful resources from the Child Mind Institute Website: https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/#.XnwFQppiShQ.mailto https://childmind.org/article/tips-calming-anxious-kids/...

Rail Safety is important and we’re teaming up with Union Pacific Railroad to help keep kids safe around trains and railroad tracks. We have a new research report that explores how and why children are getting hit by trains, and why parents aren’t recognizing the...

Kids are often in a hurry to grow up, but the car is one place where it’s critical to not let them get ahead of their actual growth. Reports show that a child 1-13 years old is involved in a motor vehicle crash every 32 seconds, and year after year, crashes are the...

Dear Friends and Supporters of Children’s Safety: On September 14th, 2019, the Pediatric Associates Foundation will celebrate over 10 years of serving Florida’s children. This celebration dinner and casino night will honor friends and supporters of the Foundation and...

June is National Safety Month, so let’s talk about a problem many Americans aren’t aware of: unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for our children. Surprised? You probably thought it was cancer or another disease, but no, it’s injuries: drowning,...

Drowning is the leading injury-related cause of death for children age 1–4. It doesn’t only happen when you are by the pool or at the beach; drowning can happen anywhere, even in one inch of standing water. Among children under age 4, 70% of drownings happen during...

Today is the beginning of the United Nation’s 5th Global Road Safety Week (GRSW), a time to increase understanding of the scale of road traffic-related deaths and injuries. This year’s theme is Leadership for Road Safety. One part of the campaign is to fill out a...

As the weather gets warmer, more families are making plans for a day at an amusement park, state fair, carnival, or church festival. A big part of the fun is the thrill of the rides. Unfortunately, every year thousands of children are treated in emergency departments...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price warn consumers about the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play due to reports of death when infants roll over in the product.   According to medical literature, infants typically begin rollover...

Pediatricians are partnering with families who suffered a tragic loss of a child to inform drowning prevention campaign ITASCA, Ill. – Drowning can be silent and quick, and it kills nearly 1,000 children every year. To refocus the attention of parents and physicians...