Disaster and Emergency Management Resources
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Other Emergencies
Child Safety
American Red Cross
This guide helps prepare children for a disaster and offers advice to help them cope during and after a disaster. (http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/forchildren.html)
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Medical research news for parents on helping keep your children safe from dog bites. (http://www.kidshealth.org/research/dogbite.html)
Links to articles on what to do in emergencies. Offers emergency guide sheets and contact sheets to help prepare. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/index.html
Many children are active in sports and injuries do occur. This article gives parents advice on what to do if your child does get injured, and how to take precautions to prevent the injuries. (http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/sports_safety.html)
Safe Use of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
WVU Extension
This site offers guidelines for safe use of all-terrain vehicles and discusses the potential dangers when not using them properly. (http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/ageng/atvsafe.htm)
Guide on how to fit a helmet, how to buy a helmet, and information on helmets on the market. (http://www.bhsi.org)
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Information on the proper way to install child car seats, booster seat use and other ways on how to keep children safe in the car. (http://www.carseat.org)
Department of Transportation
Guide to keeping your child safe in the car. Includes topics of choosing a child seat, booster seat, kids and air bags and child safety on school buses. (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/childps/)
This EPA site offers advice on prevention of children's exposure to lead and pesticide. (http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/10_tips/)
Guidelines in preventing children from getting lead poisoning. (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm)
Each year over 20,000 children under the age of 5 are treated in the emergency room due to injury from a shopping cart. Learn how to keep your little ones safe. (http://www.securityworld.com/library/family/shoppingcartsafety.htm)
Guide for parents on keeping kid safe while doing sports, including everything from football, skateboarding, and trampolines with the latest news and links to other resources.. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportssafety.html)
Guidance on developing safe play areas on farms and rural settings. (http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/default.asp?doc=safePlay_about.xml)
US Department of Education
Link to PDF developed by U.S. Department of Education to help schools/communities develop emergency response and crisis management plans. (http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan)
This site offers safety tips for viewing and using fireworks. Includes information on state laws, safety measures to take and statistics. (http://www.fireworksafety.com)