Monthly Archives: August 2011
Avoiding Injury from Ocean Rip Currents
Rip currents are produced by water draining from the beach and back out to sea. Waves come in to the beach, water gets trapped behind sand bars and funnels out through a narrow opening. At times, it drains at a tremendous, … Read More »
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Protecting Our Children from Ourselves
The most common nontraffic accidents that involve children include frontovers, backovers, and vehicle heat stroke deaths. Together, they account for 80% of all nontraffic accidents for children under 15, and sadly, these numbers are increasing. In 2010, there were 70 … Read More »
