Injury Topics

• Choking/Suffocation Prevention
• Drowning / Water Safety
• Falls
• Lead Poisoning
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• Poisoning
• Safe Sleeping
• Seasonal Safety

Choking / Suffocation Prevention

Suffocation is the leading cause of injury death in San Joaquin County for children under 1 year of age.

• Choking/Suffocation Brochure (English)
• Choking/Suffocation Safety Tips - Flyer (coming soon)
• Data (coming soon)

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Safe Sleeping

In 2004, 7 infant deaths occurred in San Joaquin County while babies were sleeping with their parents or others (see FIMR Newsletter). If you choose to sleep with your baby you need to be sure you do it safely - see Bedsharing Brochures below for safety essentials. Always put your infant on their back to sleep & make sure the cribs they sleep in are safe. Learn how to protect your child from sleeping injuries using the information below:

• "Back To Sleep"/SIDS (Suddent Infant Death Syndrome) Brochure (coming soon)
• Crib Safety (coming soon)
• Entrapment Safety Tips - Flyer (English & Spanish combined)
• Toddler Bad Product Recall (coming soon)
• Bedsharing Brochure (English)
• Bedsharing Brochure (Spanish)
• FIMR Newsletter (English)
• Data (coming soon)

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Drowning / Water Safety

Drowning is the number one cause of injury death for children 1-4 years of age, and second cause of injury death for children under 1 year.

• Drowning brochure (coming soon)
• Bath seat dangers (English)
• Data (coming soon)

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Falls

Falls are the leading cause of non-fatal injury hospitalizations for infants and children under 4 years of age in San Joaquin County.

• Falls Safety Tips - Flyer (English)
• Data (coming soon)

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Lead Poisoning

Lead in toys and candy is a major health risk to children.

• Lead Candy Flyer (English & Spanish combined)
• Toys: Preventing Lead Poisoning; Tips & Alternative Gifts (English)
• Toys: Preventing Lead Poisoning; Tips & Alternative Gifts (Spanish)
• Data (coming soon)

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Poisoning

Poisoning is the third most frequent cause of non-fatal injury hospitalizations for infants under 1 year and the second most frequent for children 1-4 years of age. Medication is by far the most common thing that children poison themselves with. Make sure you store your medication where children cannot reach it in child proof containers. Make sure that visitors to your house put their purses (or at least their medications - both prescription and over the counter) where children cannot reach them.

• Poisoning Brochure (English)
• Poisoning Brochure (Spanish)
• Poisoning Brochure (Hmong)
• Poisoning Safety Tips - Flyer (English)
• Poisoning Safety Checklist (English)
• Poisoning Safety Checklist (Spanish)
• Data (coming soon)

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Motor Vehicle Safety

Motor vehicles are the third most common cause of injury hospitalizations in infants and children from birth through 4 years of age.

• 2008 Car Seat Safety Class and Fitting Station Schedule (English)
• Child Passenger Safety Program information (English)
• Child Passenger Safety Program information (Spanish)
• Car Seat Laws for Parents (English)
• Car Seat Laws for Parents (Spanish)
• Hot Car Flyer (English)
• Hot Car Flyer (Spanish)
• Smoke-Free Cars Fact Sheet
• Smoke-Free Cars Frequently Asked Questions
• Four Steps for Kids
• Child Restraint Recall List
• Data (coming soon)

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Seasonal Safety

Special times can require special cautions.

• Halloween Safety (English) (coming soon)
• Holiday Safety Tips (English)
• Holiday Safety Tips (Spanish)
• Data (coming soon)

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