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LiveSmart: Avoid a Trip to the ER This Summer – Work, Play and Celebrate Safely!

June 5, 2025 Robert Webster Jr.

More than 9 million kids every year go to emergency rooms and urgent care centers for nonfatal injuries. Keep safety in mind this summer so an unexpected trip to the hospital emergency department doesn’t spoil the fun in the sun.

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LiveSmart: Summer Fun in the Water – Be Alert, Be Safe

July 22, 2020 Robert Webster Jr.

Parents looking to take their children swimming this summer need to be mindful of COVID concerns, but they should also remember the largest water hazard — drowning.

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LiveSmart: Unattended Kids and Water – A Dangerous, Deadly Mix

June 27, 2019 Robert Webster Jr.

Drowning happens quickly and quietly. So, parents: When your kids are on, in or near the water, you need to be on alert.

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LiveSmart: Fun in the Water, Safety First

August 10, 2016 Robert Webster Jr.

While part of summer is making memories at local lakes and ponds, swimming holes and pools, making sure the memories are good ones means putting safety first.

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NewsChannel 13: Summer Safety Around the Water

June 3, 2015 Robert Webster Jr.

Drowning remains the second most common cause of accidental injury and death in 15- to 19-year-olds, according to U.S. data. Boys this age are much more likely to drown than girls, notes the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

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