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decorating-for-the-holidays
November 20, 2017

Children’s Hospital offers safety tips for holiday decorating, preventing poisonings

May your days be merry and bright. Not spent in an emergency room.

By Jennifer Wetzel
Open red gift box filled with children's toys, including a teddy bear, doll, soccer ball, toy cars, a green stuffed frog, and a blue plastic sled.
November 16, 2017

Shopping for children’s gifts? Make sure toys are safe and age-appropriate

Bike helmets and quality construction: yes. BB guns and hoverboards: no.

By Jennifer Wetzel
An adult woman helps five children in Halloween costumes collect treats in pumpkin buckets; the children include a skeleton pirate, a masked child, a witch, a skull-masked pirate, and a princess.
October 27, 2017

It’s the scariest night of the year — how to keep children safe on Halloween

Keeping the frights imaginary and fun

By Jennifer Wetzel
Cluttered garage storage area with shelves and workbenches crowded with household chemicals, cleaning products, tools, cords, paint cans, containers, and gardening equipment.
September 25, 2017

Garage safety: cleaning out and knowing the risks

The Tennessee Poison Center warns homeowners that the garage can be a resting place for many toxins, chemicals and potential hazards.

By Tavia Smith
Yellow school bus stopped on a residential street, with its red stop sign extended and a child standing nearby with a backpack.
August 5, 2016

Child-pedestrian incidents increase with start of school year

By Vanderbilt Health News
Young child in a white outfit reaches toward a wall-mounted black screen or framed panel.
February 4, 2016

Super Bowl weekend a perfect time to secure TVs against tip-overs, says safety expert at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

By Wayne Wood