Summer (hooray!) is coming -- but it's also the most danger-related season of the year for children (swimming, fires and more lurking dangers). Emergency room doctors identify this time of year (May through August) as 'trauma season' for children. This summer, children ages 14 and under will be rushed to emergency rooms nearly 3 million times for serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes, drownings, bike crashes, pedestrian incidents, falls and other hazards. More than 2,500 of these children will die. Statistics show that tragedies peak during the summer months because children are less supervised, have more free time, and engage in more outdoor activities. How can we keep our kids safer this summer? By educating them and providing them with the proper tools to empower them to make better safety decisions.
The multi award-winning DANGER RANGERS half-hour animated television series is a programming staple on public television stations across the country. The Safe Kids Worldwide-DANGER RANGERS safety campaign will include radio and television public service announcements, print advertising and specially-created web content designed to appear on the Safe Kids and DANGER RANGERS websites.
Importantly, the DANGER RANGERS creative team has won more than 100 Emmy and Oscar awards.
Safe Kids Worldwide is located on the Web at www.safekids.org. Educational Adventures' Danger Rangers is located at www.dangerrangers.com.
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