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Going Kayaking? Make Sure You’ll Be Safe
There has been a strong surge in the tide of kayakers taking to the waterways of the U.S., at sea and on lakes. This has strained the resources of the Coast Guard and search-and-rescue teams, and has led to calls for legislation that would make it mandatory for kayakers to undergo boating education courses. ...

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Shark Attacks Man in San Diego
A 66-year-old man died at the scene after an attack by a shark, believed by experts to be a great white. He had a single huge but clean bite that spanned both his legs. The attack occurred at Tide Beach in San Diego County around 7 a.m. Friday. The swimmer was training with about eight other swimmers in their triathlon club. The group ....

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CPSC Investigates Artificial Turf Safety
The turf wars continue to heat up. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has decided to investigate the health risks associated with lead present in artificial turf. The CPSC decision is a response to the recent closure of two fields using synthetic turf in New Jersey when state health officials found high levels of lead. They ....

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Is Cheerleading Becoming Dangerous Sport?
Gone are the days when cheerleading meant pompoms, banners, and daring kicks in the air as loud cheers resound from the gallery. The activity once intended to be a side show at a sporting event has become an acrobatic sport, with injury-defying and potentially life-ending flips from 20 feet up in the air. Most states still consider ...

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Is Your Child Playing The Choking Game?
The U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control recently released the results of the first-ever government study on the “choking game.” This is a game where children try to asphyxiate (themselves or with a friend’s help) and lose consciousness, and then experience euphoria with the rush of oxygen when they revive. If they...

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Game Excitement Could Pose Heart Risk
As sports fans await Super Bowl Sunday with great anticipation, it may be necessary to rein in the anxiety: a study published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that a heart-pounding, thrilling football match could put the heart at risk. The research tracked the incidence of heart attacks in Germany during the...

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Snowmobiling Safety Helped in Rescue
Two families of snowmobilers were finally rescued after being missing for over three days near Cumbres Pass, between New Mexico and Colorado. Search efforts had been hampered by snowy conditions, high winds and bad roads. Several times, rescue efforts had to be halted to ensure safety for the searchers, as road conditions began to get...

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Going Snowboarding? Think Safety!
There is so much fun to be had in winter sports. Few of us can forget the exhilaration of riding a sled or snowboarding down a giant hill, the cold wind rushing in our faces. But while the joys of winter sports are immense, bear in mind that it is so easy to get injured. It pays to bundle up for the ride with safety in mind. Here are some precautions...

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CPSC Cannot Recall Dangerous ATVs
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning in June this year that an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) supposed to have been designed for children was dangerous for children. Its news release said in part, that “Children are at risk of injury or death due to multiple safety defects with this off-road vehicle.” ...

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Safety Consciousness Saves Spelunkers
Three students from the University of Texas who had been exploring Airman’s Cave in Austin and had gone missing were rescued unharmed Sunday afternoon. The students had set out on their cave exploration trip around 11am Saturday. They had been careful to follow safety procedures, and this helped rescuers find them. ...

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Make Paintball Safe to Play
There are over 10 million people in the U.S. who play paintball, a combat style sport. Paintball as a sport is growing fast worldwide. Players carry a gun that has a cylinder filled with carbon dioxide with which to shoot paintballs at an opponent. A valve in the marker can be inadvertently detached during play, causing the gas-filled ...

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A 15-year-old teenager was killed and her 17-year-old sister sustained less serious injuries when their parasail rope snapped during a thunderstorm and they were slammed into trees and a hotel roof. The tragedy happened as the two sisters were parasailing off Pompano Beach in South Florida. ...

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The Friday evening sunset balloon ride over Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver, B.C., was supposed to be a birthday gift for a woman who would turn 69 the following day. Instead, the hot air balloon burst into flames and the woman had to jump for her life. She was lucky to be alive but suffered broken ribs ...

\n\n" + "Skaters’ Heads Need Helmets
The importance of wearing helmets when skateboarding and of skating only in designated areas has been raised again, due to several recent incidents. A 14-year-old teenager in Lisle, IL, was on his skateboard, trying to hitch on to a moving car to get extra speed last Aug.1, when the car suddenly sped up. The teenager fell, ...

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Baseball pitchers are often hit by baseballs coming off the business end of a baseball bat. If the hitter is using an aluminum bat, pitchers should be extra careful. Tests have shown that the ball can reach a higher speed off an aluminum bat — up to 160 kilometers per hour — than off a wooden bat.

\n\n" + "Prevention and Treatment of Injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States alone, over 775,000 children under age 15 and over 665,000 individuals over age 15 are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injures each year. For children under age 15, of these injuries, 80% are from football, basketball, baseball, ...

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Two pilots were killed one day after the other while participating in air shows over the weekend. One biplane pilot was performing at the annual air show in Dayton, Ohio last Saturday, July 28. He died when his plane crashed and caught fire on an airfield across from where spectators were watching the loop-the-loops maneuvers. ...

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