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Helmet and Pool-Safety Public Service Announcements from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission


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Helmets (Targeting Parents; :30)
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Helmets (Targeting Students; :30)
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Pool Safety (:30)
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-- Helmets (Targeting Parents; :30) --

EACH YEAR, ABOUT 800 BICYCLISTS ARE KILLED--AND MORE THAN HALF-A-MILLION ARE TREATED, IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS.  IN RECENT YEARS, ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF THE DEATHS--AND ONE-THIRD OF THE INJURIES--INVOLVED HEAD AND FACE INJURY.  HELMETS MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAD INJURY TO BICYCLISTS, BY AS MUCH AS 85-PERCENT.  YET, ONLY ABOUT 50-PERCENT OF BICYCLISTS WEAR HELMETS.  PARENTS, MAKE SURE THAT YOUR KIDS WEAR A HELMET, WHEN THEY'RE RIDING A BIKE--OR WHEN THEY-RE ON A SKATEBOARD OR SCOOTER.  A MESSAGE FROM THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

-- Helmets (Targeting Students; :30) --

EACH YEAR, ABOUT 800 BICYCLISTS ARE KILLED--AND MORE THAN HALF-A-MILLION ARE TREATED, IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS.  IN RECENT YEARS, ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF THE DEATHS--AND ONE-THIRD OF THE INJURIES--INVOLVED HEAD AND FACE INJURY.  HELMETS MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAD INJURY TO BICYCLISTS, BY AS MUCH AS 85-PERCENT.  YET, ONLY ABOUT 50-PERCENT OF BICYCLISTS WEAR HELMETS.  SO, WHEN YOU'RE RIDING A BIKE--OR WHEN YOU'RE ON A SKATEBOARD OR SCOOTER--MAKE SURE TO WEAR A HELMET.  A MESSAGE FROM THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.

-- Pool Safety (:30) --

IF YOUR TODDLER FALLS IN THE POOL, YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU WOULD HEAR LOUD SPLASHING AND SCREAMING.  BUT, WHAT YOU WOULD REALLY HEAR IS MUTED SPLASHING; IT HAPPENS QUICKLY AND SILENTLY.  ABOUT 260 CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN FIVE DROWN IN POOLS, EACH YEAR; THAT'S ABOUT ONE NURSERY-SCHOOL CLASS, EACH MONTH.  PUT A FENCE AROUND YOUR POOL--AND PLACE AN ALARM ON DOORS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA.  FOR MORE POOL-SAFETY TIPS, VISIT THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION'S WEBSITE--AT "C-P-S-C"-DOT-GOV.

-- Pool Safety (:15; #1) --

ABOUT 260 CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN FIVE DROWN IN POOLS, EACH YEAR; THAT'S ABOUT ONE NURSERY-SCHOOL CLASS, EACH MONTH.  PUT A FENCE AROUND YOUR POOL--AND PLACE AN ALARM ON DOORS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA.  FOR MORE POOL-SAFETY TIPS, VISIT "C-P-S-C"-DOT-GOV.

-- Pool Safety (:15; #2) --

IF YOUR TODDLER FALLS IN THE POOL, WHAT YOU WOULD REALLY HEAR IS MUTED SPLASHING; IT HAPPENS QUICKLY AND SILENTLY.  PUT A FENCE AROUND YOUR POOL--AND PLACE AN ALARM ON DOORS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA.  FOR MORE POOL-SAFETY TIPS, VISIT "C-P-S-C"-DOT-GOV.


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