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Why Mom Always Says, "Safety First!"

Dr. Greene’s Safety Topic Center provides safety information that is essential for every parent. Here you’ll find tips on fitting your kid’s bike helmet correctly, facts about car seats and what to do when your child grows out of one and guidelines for keeping dangerous household items safely out of reach.

Car Seat Safety
- Motion sickness
  Under the right circumstances, anyone can experience motion sickness. Some people are more susceptible to it than ...»
- Heat Stroke
  Heat stroke is very serious. A person's temperature rises over 104 degrees and he or she has an altered mental ...»
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Children Travel Safety
- Tuberculosis
  Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can infect ...»
- Hepatitis A
  Hepatitis is an illness of the liver. It can have many causes. The alphabet soup of hepatitis can be confusing ...»
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Home Safety
- Bubble Baths
  I’ve heard this from doctors, grandparents, neighbors, and friends. I’ve read it in patient handouts and heard it ...»
- Tetanus
  Tetanus, also called lockjaw, is caused by a toxin created by a bacterium found in the soil. When this germ gets ...»
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Kids Gun Safety
- A Parent's Worst Nightmare
  Cancer is very scary for most people. Just the word 'cancer' ...»
- The Dangers of Guns
  More than 8 million children in the United States live in homes with at least one unlocked ...»
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Child Safety
- Sprains
  Strains are injuries to muscles, or to the tendons that connect muscles to bones. Strains may happen near joints, ...»
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of any infant ...»
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Outdoor Safety
- Bee Stings
  Bee venom contains at least nine different components that work together to cause reactions in those stung. When ...»
- Toxoplasmosis
  Toxoplasma gondii is a one-celled parasite that sometimes causes devastating effects on unborn children if their ...»
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Accident Injuries
- Nosebleeds
  Blood can flow from the nose for many reasons, most of which are not serious. Moreover, the amount of blood lost ...»
- Impetigo
  Impetigo is a contagious bacterial infection of the skin. Parents often describe it as a rash. »
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Food and Safety
- Salmonella
  Salmonella bacteria are a major cause of food poisoning and infection from poultry, reptiles, and pets. ...»
- Norwalk Virus
  Norwalk virus is a significant cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in schools, day-cares, summer camps, ...»
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Tattoo Safety and Piercing Safety
- Contact Transmission
  Contact transmission requires some form of touch to spread an infection. Direct contact transmission involves ...»
- Body-Fluid Transmission
  We know that hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) can live in ...»
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