child safety

Fireworks are explosives and can cause serious injury when not handled properly.
June 30, 2022

Harborview Medical Center trauma specialists recently treated a patient who lost a hand to a fireworks injury. The hospital's Emergency Department is braced for the annual influx of those injuries, which number 40 to 50 per year.

November 12, 2020

Harborview Medical Center and other U.S. hospitals will glow with green light to call attention to efforts to protect children and teens.

April 19, 2019

Revised regulations mean "more kids will come home safe," says Harborview pediatrician who advocated for change.

Baby in a car seat
April 19, 2019

Washington state's revised car-seat and booster-seat law are now consistent with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Kids wearing helmets while sledding
February 5, 2019

People put helmets on for skiing and snowboarding, but not many think about it when they go sledding.  On Monday, Feb.

October 2, 2018

A study near four Seattle schools found that Issuing speed-camera traffic tickets reduced violations.

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