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Lawn Mower Safety

Keep young children away from lawn mowers, preferably inside the home with an adult, to protect them from lawn mower-related injuries.

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Liquid Nicotine

Each year, U.S. poison control centers receive thousands of calls about young children who have been exposed to vaping-related products.

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Medication Safety

Nine out of every 10 poisonings for children ages 12 and younger involve medication errors or unsupervised children taking medicine on their own.

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Open Water Swimming Safety

Teens are the second most at-risk age group for drowning. Talk to your teen about how to make safe and smart decisions when swimming in open water.

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Playground Safety

Most playground injuries are caused by falls. Keep your child safer by choosing a playground with safe surfacing under and around equipment.

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Portable Pools

In the summertime in the U.S., a child drowns in a portable pool every 5 days.

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Product Recalls

Millions of unsafe products are recalled every year. Go to SaferProducts.gov to learn about and report safety problems with items your family uses.

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Safe Sleep

Data from the CDC shows that more than 3,400 babies die each year, often from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sleep-related suffocation and strangulation.

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Shopping Cart Safety

Shopping cart injuries are more than pinched fingers. Learn how to prevent your child from a serious head or neck injury before you shop.

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Sledding Safety

Thousands of children end up in the hospital every year due to sledding injuries. Keep your child on the hill by preparing ahead of time.

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Stair Safety

Safety steps: when carrying a child up or down steps, protect your most important cargo by carrying the child only, leaving one hand free to hold on to the railing.

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Sun Safety

Showing children the importance of sun safety when they’re young lays the groundwork for a lifetime of healthy skin habits, protecting them from painful burns in the short-term and skin cancers when they’re older.

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Swimming Pool Safety

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4 years and the second leading cause of injury death in children ages 5 to 9 years.

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Teen Driving

Each year, National Teen Driver Safety Week brings attention to teen car crashes, which are a leading cause of death for teens in the United States.

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Teen Pedestrian Safety: Crossing the Street

Teens are more likely than younger children to be killed by a vehicle. When was the last time you talked to your teen about walking safety?

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Toy Safety

Toy-related injuries send a child to a U.S. emergency department every three minutes.

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TV Tip-Overs

Every three weeks in the U.S., a child dies from a TV tip-over, and hundreds more are injured.

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Why Injury Prevention Matters

Unintentional injuries still account for 40% of the child deaths in the United States—more than any other cause.

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Window Falls

Every day, about 9 kids younger than 5 years are treated in a U.S. emergency department for injuries from window falls.

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Youth Sports Injuries

Every 25 seconds, a young athlete suffers a sports injury severe enough to be treated in an emergency department.