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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Archive for the ‘Child safety’ Category

The business of safe shooting

The Roux family in front of a gun bay at Shooter’s World in Peoria: Nick (19), Lisa, Amber (13), Lexi (9), Phil, Paige (16).  Photo by Daniel Friedman.

For Phil Roux, shooting guns was just a natural part of growing up on an 80-acre farm in Wisconsin. After school, he and his friends would grab their .22s and head into the woods. Each November, his high school closed for two weeks near Thanksgiving, during the start of deer season. Everyone was out hunting. [...]

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Visiting the Hall of Flame Museum

Family enjoying a fire engine available for boarding at the Hall of Flame. Photo by Lynn Trimble.

The 11th anniversary of 9/11 calls us to remember the daily sacrifices of firefighters and other first responders. The Hall of Flame Fire Museum in Phoenix is home to the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes, which features an exhibit honoring firefighters lost on 9/11. The hall honors American firefighters who’ve died in the line of [...]

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Button battery ER visits on the rise

Photo by Daniel Friedman

It’s a common complaint seen in pediatric emergency departments, says Jon F. McGreevy, MD, MSPH, of Maricopa Medical Center. Children between the ages of 6 months to 6 years accidently swallow all types of objects. Coins are the most common, says McGreevy, an AzAAP member. Pins, screws and toy parts also make the list. Most [...]

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New study urges early swim lessons

A new study suggests that young children who learn to swim in formal lessons are less likely to drown. The study contradicts an earlier American Academy of Pediatrics opinion that said lessons before the age of 5 can give parents a false sense of security that actually increases drowning risk. Researchers at the National Institutes [...]

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RAK Giveaways

  • A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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    Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party  valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]

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  • Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

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    This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]

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