Category: Injuries to Children

Parents trust that daycares will care for their children appropriately. Unfortunately, there are times when daycare staff members neglect their duties and cause harm to a child. When a child is hurt in a daycare setting, it is crucial for parents to be able to hold daycares accountable. This accountability can come through a premises…

As an adult, your number one goal should be keeping any children in your car safe. Whether you are visiting scenic California on a family vacation or are a local getting your child to and from little league practice, then you need to understand how California’s child booster seat laws apply to you. California takes…

Birth injuries occur to newborns more frequently than most expectant parents realize. Although modern medicine has vastly improved conditions during pregnancy, labor and delivery, birth injuries still occur – largely due to medical malpractice. Medical malpractice could cause a catastrophic or permanent infant injury. A newborn could suffer many different injuries in the delivery room,…

Sometimes it seems as if Roseville parents spend all of their time shuttling their kids to and from school, to team practices and other extracurricular activities and social obligations. The more time spent riding in passenger vehicles increases the potential risk of an injury-causing accident. Parents should always focus on keeping their children safe from…

Parents often face a battle when it is time to travel with young children. For some, even a trip to the local grocery store takes a lot of patience and effort. Keeping your kids safe while you are driving takes a plan. Fortunately, there are some simple ways that you can help to keep them…

The statistics for car crash injuries and fatalities are even more horrifying when you learn how many victims are children under age eight. In 2015, 663 children 12 years and younger died in car crashes. In 2014,121,350 suffered significant injuries. The Centers for Disease Control lists transportation injuries as the leading cause of death for children. The…

Food poisoning is the topic of the week on our blog, and if you have read our past two posts, you know that food-borne illnesses can wreak havoc on a person’s life for a lot longer than a week. In fact, bacteria such as E. coli can end up causing life-threatening problems years after a…

Welcome back. As we began discussing in the previous post, food poisoning can mean a lot more than feeling violently ill for a few days. Food-borne illnesses can actually lead to many serious health complications as well as death on rare occasions. In our last post, we discussed how E. coli can lead to the…

When most people hear the term “food poisoning” they think of a brief but unpleasant sickness. However, what people don’t realize is that food poisoning can be deadly or lead to serious health problems months or years down the road. Food poisoning is often caused by toxic bacteria and viruses in the food we eat….

California Law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to use caution in school zones. Interestingly, they say it is often parents who drive too fast or are distracted after picking up or dropping off their children. In fact, an officer with the California Highway Patrol said parents cause most of the safety problems in school zones….