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Choking, Suffocation & Strangulation Prevention |
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The Hartsville FireFighters provide the National Fire Protection Association’s program to both pre-school and elementary school students every month in the following participating schools:
Thornwell School for the Arts - 4th grade Carolina Elementary School - 4th grade Washington Street Elementary School - 3rd grade North Hartsville Elementary School - 4th grade Southside Early Childhood Development - pre-school
Topics include: motor vehicle safety, fire and burn prevention, choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention, poison prevention, fall prevention, firearm safety, bike and pedestrian injury prevention and water safety.
Why focus on unintentional injuries?
In the U.S., unintentional injuries are more fatal to children than drugs and disease combined, annually killing more than 5,500 kids and permanently disabling more than 92,000. In Canada, injuries are the leading cause of death for children over one year of age. However, NFPA firmly believes that the traffic injuries, drowning, fires, scald burns, choking, poisonings, and falls suffered by children each year are not random "accidents;" they are predictable and preventable. With education, motivation, and the support of caring adults, children can learn to be much safer. |
Risk Watch Program |
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An injury prevention program from NFPA. |