Start Here

• Parents: ABCs of Raising Safe and Healthy Kids(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/family/parentabc/index.htm

Overviews

• Child Safety Publications(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chld_sfy.html
• First Aid and Safety(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/

Latest News

• More Kids Being Hurt by Falling Furniture(05/04/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83764.html
• Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement(03/30/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_82317.html
• Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer(03/08/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81454.html

Specific Conditions

• Electric Shock(American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.aap.org/publiced/BK0_ElectricShock.htm

Related Issues

• Abduction and Kidnapping Prevention Tips for Parents and Guardians(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3597
• After-School Safety Tips for Children Who Are Home Alone(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3596
• Child Safety: How to Prevent Falls(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/child-safety/FL00003/METHOD=print
• Children at Risk(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=540&content_item_id=1031
• Children's Furniture Safety Publications(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/chld_frn.html
• Cold, Ice, and Snow Safety(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/winter_safety.html
• Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - http://www.chop.edu/consumer/your_child/condition_section_index.jsp?id=-8350
• Escalator Safety(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5111.html
• Foreign Body(Virtual Pediatric Hospital) - http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/patients/cqqa/foreignbody.shtml
• General Tips for Parents and Guardians to Help Keep Their Children Safer(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=3591
• Hidden Hazards: Why Kids Are at Risk(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=173&content_item_id=323
• Internet Safety(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/padres/net_safety_esp.html
• Leaving Your Child Home Alone(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/home_alone.html
• Making the Holidays Safe(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/holiday_dangers.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/holiday_dangers_esp.html
• Outdoor Injury Prevention - Starts in Your Own Back Yard(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=301&content_item_id=26152
• Paper Shredder Safety Alert(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5127.html
• Parent's Guide to Internet Safety(Federal Bureau of Investigation) - http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
• Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - Large PDF file - http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC122.pdf
• Playground Safety(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/fitness/safety/playground.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/playground_esp.html
• Preventing Backovers in America’s Driveways(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/ped/BackoversTry2/index.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/ped/BackoversTry2/BackoverSpan/index.htm
• Safety Tips: Special Needs Children(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=2020
• Summer Safety Tips(American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/summertips.htm
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/summersafetytipsspanish.pdf
• Toy Injury(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=540&content_item_id=1212
• Toy Safety(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/toy_sfy.html

Games

• Further Adventures of Kidd Safety: Interactive Games(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/
• Interactive Safety Quizzes(National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=714

Journal Articles

• Article: Product recalls. Recalls: Fisher-Price Simplicity's Rainforest Portable Play Yards...and Infantino... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19378376&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Health Protection Agency wants action to reduce children's accidents and... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19332444&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: The WalkSafe Program: developing and evaluating the educational component. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19276724&tool=MedlinePlus
• Child Safety -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(safety[majr]+OR+safety+management[majr]+OR+consumer+product+safety[majr]+OR+accident+prevention[majr]+OR+((play+and+playthings[mh]+OR+child+care[mh])+AND+safety[mh]))+AND+child[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(data+collection[mh]+OR+internal-external+control[mh]+OR+magnetic+resonance+imaging[mh]+OR+smoking[mh]+OR+letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/
• Consumer Product Safety Commission - http://www.cpsc.gov/
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - http://www.missingkids.com/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PublicHomeServlet?LanguageCountry=es_US&
• Safe Kids Worldwide - http://www.safekids.org/

Law and Policy

• Bicycle Helmet Use Laws(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) - Links to PDF - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/TSFLaws/PDFs/810886.pdf
• Child Safety Protection Act(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/282.html

Statistics

• Childhood Injury(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=540&content_item_id=1030
• Injuries among Children and Adolescents(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/children.htm
• Protect the Ones You Love: National and State Child Injury Data(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/safechild/Child_Injury_Data.htm

Children

• Coloring Book - Stay Out! Stay Alive!(Dept. of Labor) - http://www.msha.gov/SOSA/SOSAcoloringbook.pdf
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Safety Tips(Federal Bureau of Investigation) - http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety1.htm
• ToxMystery(National Library of Medicine) - http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
  Also available in Spanish http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/espanol.html
• Watch Out(Nemours Foundation) - Safety, emergencies and first aid - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/

Teenagers

• Internet Safety: Safe Surfing Tips for Teens(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html
  Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/seguridad/internet_safety_esp.html
• Staying Safe(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/
• Texting on the Move(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/driving/texting.html

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Infant and Newborn Care - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infantandnewborncare.html
• Motor Vehicle Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/motorvehiclesafety.html
• School Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schoolhealth.html
• Children and Teenagers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenandteenagers.html
• Safety Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/safetyissues.html

Child Safety - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/childsafety.html