Drivers need to do their part to keep trick-or-treaters safe. Remember these tips when driving on Halloween: Be especially alert in residential neighborhoods. Drive more slowly and anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic on and near the road. Keep your full headlights on so you can spot children and families from a greater distance. Take extra time […]
As the weather starts to turn colder, the risk of fires increases significantly. Nationwide, 457 children ages 14 and under died in 2007 due to unintentional fire- and burn-related injuries, and 96,756 more were injured. Approximately 80 percent of all fire-related deaths and injuries occur in the home, and young children are at a particularly […]
Keep your child’s trip to school as safe as possible with these tips from www.safekids.org. Go Safely on Four Wheels While waiting for the bus, stand back 5 giant steps from the street. When the bus stops, line up in a single-file line. Hold on to the handrails, and be careful that your clothes or […]
ATVs, whether for recreation or an occupation, are part of daily life in North Carolina – Safe Kids Wake County recommends that children under the age of 16 should never ride on or operate ATVs of any size – including youth-sized ATVs. Nationwide, approximately 130 children under the age of 16 die each year as […]
Sylvia Scholl is the director of the WakeMed Trauma Program. Are you guilty of being a cell phone socialite, disk jockey, high-fashion cosmetician or a 3-course meal king or queen all while driving? As Wake County’s only Trauma Center, we see the repercussions from distracted driving every day and highly encourage everyone to reevaluate participating […]
Sylvia Scholl is the director of the WakeMed Trauma Program. Almost every day I see children riding their bikes in the park or in my neighborhood wearing their helmets while being closely supervised by their parents. But more often than not, these children have their helmets sitting too far back on their heads with straps […]
Sylvia Scholl is the director of WakeMed’s trauma program. As Spring approaches, bringing with it warmer temperatures, Safe Kids Wake County, led by WakeMed, is working to increase awareness and urge caregivers to never leave children alone in a vehicle. With the goal of having no more children die from heat stroke when they are […]
This week is national poison prevention week, and Safe Kids Wake County has coordinated several events where citizens can safely dispose of their unused or outdated medicines. But, of course, medicine is only one poisoning danger for children. Did you know that each year, more than 1.2 million children ages 5 and under are unintentionally […]
Sylvia Scholl is WakeMed’s Trauma Program Director. With each time change in the spring and the fall, remember to also change your smoke alarm batteries – it could save your life.
WakeMed’s Trauma Program Director Sylvia Scholl shares tips to identify choking hazards for children. Today on MSNBC, one of the lead stories is Choking warning urged for food labels, which highlights the death of a 4 year old boy after he choked on a hot dog. This story discusses a true public health issue – airway obstruction […]
