Monday, June 7, 2010

“Keep kids safe this summer - Lincoln Journal Star” plus 2 more

“Keep kids safe this summer - Lincoln Journal Star” plus 2 more

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Keep kids safe this summer - Lincoln Journal Star

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 07:09 AM PDT

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Emergency-room professionals have their own name for the long, lovely, lazy days that kids look forward to in summer: trauma season. Because that's when hospitals see a spike in drownings and heat-related accidents.

Here are some of the biggest misconceptions about popular summertime activities, according to several experts.

Myth: Pool parties are safe as long as adults are around.

Fact: Many drownings happen when adults are close by. The problem is too much commotion. The key is to have a designated adult watching the water. The pool should be free of excess toys that can block the view of the water.

Myth: You don't have to worry about sunburn on cloudy days.

Fact: You can get a severe sunburn on a cloudy day. Overcast weather, no matter how cloudy, doesn't affect how much harmful UV exposure someone receives. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises using clothing and hats to avoid sun exposure, particularly for babies younger than 6 months, and applying sunscreen of at least 15 SPF that protects against UVA and UVB rays. Sunscreen should be applied at least 30 minutes before going outside and reapplied every two hours or after swimming or sweating.

Myth: Heat isn't a problem until July or August, when temperatures peak.

Fact: Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are more prevalent early in the season because our bodies haven't had a chance to acclimatize.

Myth: Floaties keep little ones safe in the water.

Fact: Floaties are designed for fun, not safety. They give a false sense of security, can deflate and slip off.

Myth: The kids will be fine in the pool for the short time it takes to answer the phone or get a cold drink.

Fact: In a minute, a child can go under water. In two or three minutes, the child can lose consciousness. In four or five, the child could suffer irreversible brain damage or die. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional, injury-related death for children 1 to 14 years old, second only to car and transportation-related accidents.

Myth: Children need to drink only when they are thirsty.

Fact: By the time a child is thirsty, he or she may already be dehydrated. If a child weighs 100 pounds or less, he or she should be drinking five or six ounces of water or sports drink every 15 minutes or so.

Myth: It's safe to keep kids in car seats when the driver gets out for a quick errand.

Fact: The temperature in a car can rise quickly in the summer, leading to brain damage, kidney failure and death in minutes. When outside temperatures are between 80 and 100 degrees, the temperature in a car can quickly rise to more than 170. Children are less able to handle extreme heat than adults.

Myth: Loving parents or caregivers would never forget a child in a car.

Fact: It happens in the United States as many as 15 to 25 times a year from spring through early fall when children fall asleep and stressed and preoccupied parents forget them, according to The Washington Post.

Products such as the Cars-N-Kids Car Seat Monitor can remind a parent; the $40 device plays a lullaby on sensing a child's weight after the car has stopped. Experts at KidsAndCars.org also recommend visual cues, including putting a stuffed animal in the child's car seat when it's not occupied and moving the toy up front in the passenger seat when the child is in the car. The stuffed animal in the passenger seat is a reminder that the child is in the back.

- Sources: Dr. Philip Ewing, Dr. Mark Till;

Terri Ford, community health outreach manager;

and Dr. John F. Marcucci

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Fashion Site HauteLook Raises $31 Million - Auctionbytes.com

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 12:28 PM PDT

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HauteLook, an online private-sale website, raised $31 million in funding led by Insight Venture Partners, which had invested $10 million in the company last year. HauteLook has partnered with more than 1,000 top brands, offering more than 2,500 sale events in women's fashion, men's fashion, accessories, kids' clothing and toys, home and beauty. The site has grown to over 2.5 million members in the U.S. and Canada since its launch in December 2007 by giving members incentives for referring friends using social networking.

HauteLook gives members a $10 credit each time a referred member makes their first purchase. Members can refer friends by entering their email addresses into the HautLook website or by publishing a special referral link where others will see it - such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter: here's the message generated when members want to publish their referral code on Twitter:

"I find amazing deals every day on HauteLook. Check it out! http://www.hautelook.com/invite/(referral code)"

The site holds 48-hour sale events and is based on the Vente-Privee model launched in France and made popular in North America by sites such as RueLaLa, acquired by GSI Commerce last year, and Gilt.com.

HauteLook became profitable earlier this year and will use the funding to further accelerate its member acquisition strategy and "solidify leadership across the range of existing categories as well as leveraging strengths in new categories such as gourmet food, wine, and services." It will also explore alternate shopping experiences via mobile and social media.

Day care provider gets probation for restraining kids - Crookston Daily Times

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:40 AM PDT

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Hennepin County District judge has ordered two years probation for a Golden Valley day care provider accused of restraining children by pinning their clothing to their mattresses.
    Seventy-year-old Arvilla Marie Meinhardt says she used the pins only because she feared the children would jump out of their cribs and hurt themselves.
    Some parents at Tuesday's hearing wept openly as others told the judge how Meinhardt's restraints affected their children. One parent, identified only as L.V., said her daughter told her all the children would cry at nap time.
    Judge Robert Small told Meinhardt she could not provide day care while on probation and if she violated its terms she would spend a year in jail. Meinhardt was also ordered to do a day of community service.
    The Star Tribune says Meinhardt pleaded guilty to two counts of gross misdemeanor child endangerment.
 

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