Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital

Safe Kids

New Car Seat Guidelines Keep Kids Safer Keeping up with car seat rules and regulations can be dizzying. Laws vary from state to state, and they can differ from recommendations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
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So far this year, 18 children have died in hot cars. (Photo: Texas Chidrens Blog)

Hot, Hot, Hot

Children & Hot Cars a Deadly Combination Nearly 700 children have lost their lives over the last 20 years in the United States as a result of being left in or playing in a hot car. At last count, the total in the U.S. this year is 18. National Heat Stroke Prevention Day is a
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Parents of teen drivers are the main factor in successfully teaching their child to be a safe driver. (Photo: ppbh.com)

Safe Driving

Parents Are Key to Safer Teen Drivers Parents of teen drivers often wonder what the deciding factor is to successfully teaching their child to be a safe driver. The answer is … they are. According to Beverly Shirk, pediatric trauma care coordinator at Penn State Hershey
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