AGOURA WEST-VALLEY PEDIATRICS

Infants, Children and Young Adults

CPR, Travel & Auto Safety

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AUTO SAFETY

Motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death for children and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics has information ranging from car safety seats to school buses to teen driving.
To access this site click on the following link: http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/on-the-go/pages/car-safety-seats-information-for-families.aspx

Cell Phone and texting have mad distracted driving an even greater threat to our teenagers.
Still more information is available at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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THE TEEN DRIVER

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration www.nhtsa.gov

American Academy of Pediatrics  www.aap.org

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety www.iihs.org

National Safety Council  www.nsc.org

AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety www.aaafoundation.org

Safe Young Drivers www.safeyoungdrivers.com

 

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TRAVEL

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

We recommend the CDC for comprehensive advice regarding diseases, environmental health, genetics, vaccines and immunizations. This site also has advice for travelers to worldwide locations.

Destinations

CDC Home page

CDC Travel Health section

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

The WHO has a wealth of information concerning health and safety topics, particularly updated information on health advisories for the traveller.

WHO Home Page

WHO Travel Health Section

 

CPR

Learn CPR is a free public service supported by the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Learn the basics of CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Updated with new CPR Guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and published in Circulation, Dec 13 2005.