Shopping Cart Safety
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Shopping cart injuries are more than pinched fingers. Learn how to prevent your child from a serious head or neck injury before you shop.
Targeted outreach week: February 18-24, 2019
Note: Materials may now be used anytime.
Toolkit reviewed: 2019
Suggested hashtags: #ShoppingCartSafety
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National Experts on Shopping Cart Safety
Prevent Child Injury offers members access to spokespeople selected for their knowledge on injury prevention topics. These experts are available to speak to media and other interested parties.
Shopping Cart Safety PROJECT MATERIALS
These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury to assist in outreach efforts on educating the public about shopping cart safety. Most of these materials can be co-branded with your organization's logo.
Shopping Cart Safety RESOURCES
These materials were created by Prevent Child Injury members or other trusted sources.
Brochures, Fact Sheets, & Webpages
All Aboard for Shopping Cart Safety – Premier Health
Safe Shopping with Children – healthychildren.org
Shopping Cart Safety – AAP*
Shopping Cart Safety – NCH*
Shopping Carts: Hazard in the Store Aisles – Consumer Reports
Shopping Cart Safety – Parents
Despite Warnings, About 24,000 Kids are Hurt Annually in Shopping Cart Accidents – The Washington Post
Videos
Shopping Carts: A Hazard for Children – WBNS-10TV
Shopping Cart Safety – WBNS-10TV
Radio & Podcasts
*List of Abbreviations
AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics
CNN: Cable News Network
CPSC: Consumer Product Safety Commission
NCH: Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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