A six-year-old boy, who is a resident of Vail, Colorado, was left in critical condition after he got hit by a bus on Saturday, August 10. The accident happened at around 6:59 p.m. when the bus, which was heading west towards East Meadow Drive across…
Hazards of Loose Magnets in Children’s Products and Toys Whether children’s products and toys contain magnets for functional uses or entertainment purposes, these powerful devices should be carefully secured to the items so that they do come loose or break off into swallowable pieces. If…
The circumstances surrounding the vehicular accident that led to the death of a two-year-old girl in Estes Park, Denver is being investigated by the Estes Park Police Department. According to the police, initial investigation revealed that the crash happened at about 10:53 a.m. on Sunday, July…
A man from Pueblo is being accused of child cruelty after a baby under his care was hospitalized with skull fractures. At the hospital, doctors found cocaine in the baby’s system. The baby’s mother was taking a nap at the man’s house with her child.…
Yesterday afternoon, three teenage students were injured in a pedestrian accident involving a school bus in Jefferson County. The victims range in age from 15-years-old to 18-years old. A spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol reported that the three students were walking across a crosswalk…
A recent study into the long-lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, in children says that serious TBIs can reduce a child’s cognitive abilities for at least 10 years. This research was conducted in Melbourne, Australia and published in Pediatrics. Participants in the study…
300,000 “Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears” sold online and in Build-A-Bear Workshop stores between April and December of this year have been recalled because of a potential choking hazard. According to Consumer Product Safety Commission, the eyes of the bear could loosen and come off, which…
A family in Nebraska was recently awarded $1.8 million in a birth injury lawsuit. A jury in the state decided to award $1.2 million in compensation for past and future medical expenses related to a 3-year old girl’s birth injuries and $600,000 for her suffering…
Last month, a birth injury lawsuit in Michigan resulted in one of the largest verdicts for a case involving cerebral palsy in the history of the U.S. The lawsuit was filed against Beaumont Hospital and a doctor at the hospital. In the case heard in…
17 percent of the U.S. population under the age of 18-years old — or 12.5 million children — are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As this number has grown over recent years, experts say they have noticed an increased…