Summer is fun, but it can also present some health risks, especially for children. Here are some safety tips to help make your child's summer a safe one.
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Bike safety. Kids Health—Nemours Foundation website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/bike_safety.html#. Updated February 2014. Accessed September 3, 2015.
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How to remove a tick. Tick Encounter website. Available at: http://www.tickencounter.org/education/how_to_remove_a_tick_video. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Sun-protective hats and clothing. Sun Safety for Kids website. Available at: http://www.sunsafetyforkids.org/sunprotection/hats. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Sunscreen FAQs. American Academy of Dermatology website. Available at: https://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/prevention-and-care/sunscreen-faqs. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Trampoline safety alert. US Consumer Product Safety Commission website. Available at: https://www.cpsc.gov//PageFiles/137868/085%20Trampoline%20Safety.pdf. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Trampolines and trampoline safety. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons website. Available at: http://www.aaos.org/about/papers/position/1135.asp. Updated September 2010. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Trampolines: What you need to know. Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics website. Available at: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Trampolines-What-You-Need-to-Know.aspx. Published August 20, 2015. Accessed September 3, 2015.
Water safety. Kids Health Nemours website. Available at: http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/water_safety.html. Updated June 2014. Accessed September 3, 2015.
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Last reviewed August 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
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