Safety

I just can’t imagine the agony these parents felt, when they found their daughter, dead in her bedroom…however, it is not the cartoon’s fault, but rather, a freak accident. I also find it curious that they are so confident that the cartoon, either “Dora the Explorer” or “Go Diego Go” gave her the idea. How do they know?? An accident is just that — an accident.

A couple who found their daughter hanging by her hairband in a freak accident believe she was trying to copy a stunt from her favourite cartoon series.

Phil Brown and Lorraine Ford, 26, tried desperately to save four-year-old Paige when they discovered her in her bedroom but were unable to revive her.

Paige had recently watched a scene in which a character was swinging around with what looked like a rope attached to his neck.

You hear about these cases every once in a while, a toddler wanders outside during the night to brave harsh elements that usually leave them dead. It seems like such a preventable tragedy too, as in this case, a 2 year old, sleeping next to his mother as he was able to navigate through the house and find his way outside in minus 9 degree weather, ultimately freezing to death. Think of how scared and cold this baby must have been? I guess this can serve as a reminder that locked doors don’t just keep the bad guys out, they might just keep the good guys in.

NEW ULM, Minn — A two-year-old boy from New Ulm died after he wandered outside his home while his mother slept.

Lucas Boldt was found Wednesday morning in a snowbank about 10 to 20 feet from his home around the 1100 block of South Jefferson Street in New Ulm. His mother, Dara Lenz, found his frozen frozen body after she “woke up to a nightmare.” He was found about a block from his home around the 1100 block of South Jefferson Street.

A 12 year old, North Carolina child, was attacked by 5 feral dogs while she played basketball in her driveway. Her brother, the hero, was successful in fighting the dogs off but not before they took a few hefty chunks out of his little sister…she is now recovering.

Sanford — A 12-year-old Harnett County girl was recovering at home Wednesday after being attacked by a pack of dogs outside her home.

Melissa Rollins was playing basketball with her 13-year-old brother, Kevin, last Thursday outside their home on Rosser Pittman Road when five dogs – three adults and two pups – emerged from a nearby field. One of the larger dogs lunged at Melissa and began dragging her to a nearby woods line.

Here kitty, kitty…

SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — The person mauled to death by a Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo on Christmas was 17-year-old Carlos Sousa of San Jose, California, the San Francisco medical examiner’s office said Wednesday.

The area where the 300-pound female named Tatiana killed the teen and attacked two men was declared a crime scene. The survivors, whose identities have not been released, are in stable condition, according to a surgeon at San Francisco General Hospital.

A 10 year old boy was left with several metal rods in various parts of his body, including his temple and eye when his Grandfather turned on the machine, not realizing his Grandson was sitting on the back.

Read about his miraculous recovery…

Jason Silveira was injured last month at a farm in Strathmore after being impaled by a manure spreader.

Jason was impaled by three metal rods, including one that went through his neck and through his temple. Doctors say there are a million ways that could have killed him or left him permanently damaged but amazingly this Christmas Jason is on his way to a full-recovery.

After four surgeries and three weeks at Children’s Hospital 10 year old Jason Silveira is home for the holidays.

A little girl, out riding her new, pink Chrsitmas bicycle, was struck and killed in front of her house yesterday…

SAN ANTONIO — A 7-year-old girl was struck and killed by a pickup truck while riding her new bicycle in front of her home on Christmas morning, police and family members said.

Jacueline Solis rode the pink and purple bike into the truck’s path as it accelerated from a stop at an intersection, police Sgt. Charlie Delgado said. Jacueline died at the scene.

Expect this to be put in the arsenal of the anti-vaccine crowd — the drug company Merck & Co. discovered a sterilization problem at one of their factories and are recalling over one million doses of a widely used childhood vaccine:

The company is not aware of any harm to children who received the vaccine, known as Hib, which prevents meningitis and pneumonia. It is a three-dose shot recommended for all children under five and is usually given to infants starting at two months old.

The recall involves 10 lots of Hib vaccine and two lots of a combination vaccine for both Hib and hepatitis B, a Merck spokeswoman said.

The Illinois legislature is proposing a bill that would ban the use of aluminum/metal bats by kids under 13 years old. Coaches, parents or teachers caught letting the kids use the bats would face a fine of up to $500. The reason is that the aluminum bats are supposedly more dangerous than wood, because the ball can be hit harder and faster. We don’t know enough about baseball to confirm or deny whether these concerns are valid, but it wouldn’t be the first time politicians have gone off half-cocked about an issue they know nothing about. One little league coach thinks this is one of those times:

Phil Rizzo, who runs Little League District 13 — covering 18 leagues in Bartlett, Hanover Park, Streamwood, South Elgin, Carpentersville and other suburbs — wants coaches, players and their families to speak out against a state ban on metal bats.

“If we didn’t believe it was safe, we would have gone to wooden bats a long time ago,” Rizzo said.

He’s been involved with youth baseball for nearly 20 years and says no complaints have come up about aluminum bats.

Wood bats reduce hitting averages and break more frequently than metal ones, forcing leagues and families to spend more money buying replacements, he said.

“This bill is a mistake based on bad information,” Rizzo said.

Mickey Mouse…Goofy…Donald Duck…semi-automatic hand guns. It’s all good…

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) — A 63 year old woman from Pennsylvania was arrested on Sunday after attempting to enter Walt Disney World with a loaded handgun. Walt Disney World security personnel discovered a silver color, Beretta .32 caliber semi-automatic handgun during a routine safety check as the woman was attempting to enter the park with other family members.

A child should never, ever be put in this position.

I think her mother needs to take some responsibility for getting caught up with such trash. He was a four time convicted FELON. Hello!?! Why don’t these women pick boyfriends that will treat them well, let alone NOT shoot them for God’s sake! She is partially responsible for this poor little girls 7 bullets, several hitting her head.

DETROIT — A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an “angel from heaven” and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother’s life.

Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm.

Being run over by a float gives new meaning to raining on your parade.

Poor little guy.

What is with Florida anyway?

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A 7-year-old boy was injured Saturday morning when he was pulled underneath a float in the St. Augustine Christmas Parade, according to police.

Jacob Johns, of St. Augustine, was riding on the St. Johns County Parks and Recreation parade float about 11:30 a.m. near the corner of Castillo Drive and San Marco Avenue when he was run over, according to the St. Augustine Police Department.

Does this mean maternity t-shirts with the now infamous catch phrase, “Don’t tase me embryo” will be available internet-wide, just in time for Christmas?

Surveillance video from the police department shows the woman try to leave with the child. The officer then grabs her coat in an effort to get her to stop. Etter said the officer was doing what he thought was in the best interest of the 1-year-old boy.

The video shows the woman struggle with the officer, who then takes the child from her and gives the boy to another officer. The first officer then forces the woman down on her stomach, and he then deploys a Taser on her neck.

Etter said the officer did not know the woman was pregnant.

It’s the silent killer.

I wonder if a carbon monoxide detector could have saved their lives?

ROYAL CITY, WA — Three children in Grant County - aged four months to eight years - died from exposure to gaseous fumes on Monday.

The kids were huddled around a small gas powered generator which was being used for heat during a power outage. It appears that carbon monoxide fumes released from the generator while it was running, contributing to their deaths.

Four-month old Alan Acosta Ramirez, two-year-old Yadina Acosta Ramirez and eight-year-old Jose Gilberto Acosta Ramirez were being looked after by an older sibling - 13-year-old Katya Rodriguez - and a niece - 21-year-old Jazmin Ramirez - on Monday.

On Thanksgiving, a toddler fell out of a 3rd floor window and landed without injury, providing this family a holiday tale to tell for years to come.

NEW YORK (AP) — A toddler who crawled out a third-floor window during his family’s Thanksgiving festivities and fell onto a store roof not only survived — he didn’t even break a bone

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Poor little baby…when accidents happen, it can create a domino effect. For this little 3 year old, it looks as if she’ll recover from her 3 accident trauma.

A 3-year-old girl in Mesa, Ariz., escaped with several serious wounds after a trifecta of unfortunate accidents, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported Tuesday.

The girl was playing in her backyard Monday and was somehow able to climb to the top of a cinderblock fence, when she fell off the wall and landed on a neighbor’s cactus plant, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported. She was subjected to further bad luck when the neighbor’s two dogs bit her and dragged her across the yard.