Texas has an alarmingly high rate of infant and child deaths from hot vehicles.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a Bexar County Deputy was dismissed after forgetting his infant son in a hot vehicle.
An adult should always supervise children during water activities.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a boy fatally drowned in the Comal River on Saturday while enjoying a float down with his family.
Burn injuries commonly occur at home for people of all age groups.
According to a KSAT News report, an apartment fire probably caused by a grill resulted in three injuries and extensive property damage on August 17, 2023.
Children are especially vulnerable to dog attacks.
According to a KSAT News report, a thirteen-year-old boy had to be airlifted to the hospital after being mauled by his father’s pit bulls in his home.
Drowning children often go unnoticed because of how quietly it normally happens.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a little on the Southwest side drowned in an above-ground pool at a family gathering yesterday.
Auto accidents are a leading cause of death for children in the United States.
According to a KSAT News report, a man was arrested after injuring a man and two children with his vehicle after running a red light on the Southwest Side of San Antonio.
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According to a Kens5 News report, a three-year-old boy was killed in a car accident after a reckless driver crashed into a utility pole on July 2, 2023.
Roughly 704 child pedestrians die every year in the United States.
A man and two of his children were sent to the hospital after a pedestrian accident last night, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
The FDA has issued a product recall for Hepatitis A risk.
The FDA issued an updated product recall on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, for frozen strawberries sold at H-E-B, Walmart, and Costco in Texas for the risk of Hepatitis A infection. According to a San Antonio Express-News report, similar products sold in other states resulted in nine cases of illness, with three of those cases resulting in hospitalization, though none have been reported in Texas so far. Customers who have purchased these products are advised to throw them away or see a healthcare professional if they have consumed them:
Carabin Shaw attorneys know what to do for your child injury case.
A 22-year-old man is dead after being hit head-on by a wrong-way driver at around 1 a.m. on May 30, 2023, according to a San Antonio Express-News report. The 39-year-old wrong-way driver was arrested and charged with intoxicated manslaughter, as well as two counts of driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, and two counts of injury to a child causing bodily injury-reckless, as he had two children in the pickup with him at the time. All of them were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after the crash, and the 22-year-old died of his injuries at the hospital.
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