Spring and Summer Safety
The months of May, June, July and August are the most dangerous months for kids, with injuries and deaths peaking in July. Prevent injuries to your kids this summer by supervising them and insisting that they use appropriate protective gear in all their activities. Choose prevention over a trip to the Emergency Room.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics has great summer safety tips that cover all the bases—and they’re also available in Spanish. Check them out:
- Summer Safety Tips – Part I (Sun safety, heat stress & exercise, pool safety, boating, open water swimming)
- En Español: Consejos de Seguridad Para el Verano - Parte 1
- Summer Safety Tips – Part II (fireworks, bugs, playgrounds, bicycles, skateboards, scooters, skates and heelys, all-terrain vehicles and lawn mowers)
- En Español: Consejos de Seguridad Para el Verano - Parte 2
- Summer Safety Tips – Part I (Sun safety, heat stress & exercise, pool safety, boating, open water swimming)
- Be familiar with the signs of heat illness—heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
- En Español: trastornos por calor.
- En Español: trastornos por calor.
- For in-depth information on important summer safety topics, check out these pages on YourChild:
- Water and Pool Safety
- Out and About: Walking, Biking, In-Line Skating, Scooters, and Helmets
- Playground and Outdoor Play Safety: Playground Equipment, Trampolines, and Sun
- Recreational Vehicle Safety: ORVs and Jet Skis
- Sports Safety
- Safety tips and video:
- Parents: Get a jump on summer trampoline safety—U of M expert offers tips to keep kids and teens safe.
- Is your tween prepared to stay home alone this summer?
- Don't get burned this summer! Tips from UM emergency room doctor to avoid burns from the sun, barbecues, campfires, fireworks and more.
- Keep your kids safe during summer car trips: Do you know the laws and safety guidelines for booster seats?
- Portable pools pose drowning risk for young kids--A child drowns around every 5 days in a portable pool in the US. Find out how to protect your child.
- Lawnmower safety video.
Compiled by Kyla Boyse, RN. Reviewed by faculty and sfaff at the University of Michigan.
Updated June 2011
U-M Health System Related Sites:
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