Category: Child Injury Accidents

CPSC Launches Pool Safely Campaign

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the launch of its campaign, “Pool Safely: Simple Steps Save Lives,” on April 21. To help spread awareness about water drowning prevention, television and radio public service announcements (PSAs) are being released encouraging parents and children to implement as many safety steps as possible in and around pools… read more

Don’t Rely on Anti-Bullying Laws to Parent: Talk to Your Kids

I don’t think I really admitted to myself that I was bullied until my own children entered grade school. All these years I’ve been telling myself it was just a normal part of growing up. That being picked on made me stronger. Even that it was good for me: that my “outsider” status contributed to… read more

Three Teens Injured in Rollover Crash

Date: May 19, 2010 Location: Highway 240 near Dundee, Oregon Names: Jacob Sperl, Rachel Sperl, Ravyn Sperl Three young siblings from Forest Grove, Oregon, were injured around 4 PM, May 19, 2010, in a single-car rollover crash on Highway 240 near Dundee. According to NewbergGraphic.com, the driver, Jacob Sperl, 16, lost control while trying to… read more