We’ve moved!

September 22, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

The SafetyMate blog as moved to blog.safetymate.com!  We hope you’ll update your bookmarks.  Check out our new posts at our new home.

September is Baby Safety Month!

September 1, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers’ Association (JPMA) sponsoring of Baby Safety Month – to bring public focus to an important issue. This year, the JPMA is focusing on car seat and booster seat safety.

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Babysitter jitters

August 15, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

So…you’re going out for your first night on the town after your baby is born. Lots of emotions vibrating through your body. Who do you leave your baby with? Is it a family member, a neighborhood teen, a good friend or an elderly woman who comes with recommendations…?

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No instruction manual? Are you kidding me?!!

July 30, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

I’m curious…what are the main fears parents have when bringing their newborn home from the hospital?

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First Aid solution for the home!

May 9, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

As I noted in an earlier post, we have some exciting happenings!

After our debut on the TODAY show, it is now no secret that we are coming to market with a brand new solution to family first aid issues. SafetyMate for the New Parent is talking first aid for the home. The newest trend in essential safety gear for the modern mom and dad, SafetyMate allows parents the opportunity to refresh all the information they might have learned one time on-the-job or in an infant CPR class – at any time! Because SafetyMate is more interactive and engaging, with colored icons and blinking lights to guide the user, caretakers are much more likely to spend the time to refresh the information and to be prepared to deal with an emergency if the need arises.

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Five year-old chokes to death on bus

February 4, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

CNN’s report on the tragic story of a five year-old kindergarten student in Marlborough, MA choking to death while on a bus ride to school was forwarded to me. 

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Are we safe while in flight?

January 28, 2008 by Dr. Sharon

National Safety Council has recently announced an alliance with Southwest Airlines. Plans to train SW Airlines ground crew in First Aid/CPR/AED use has expanded to include training their airline’s Flight Attendants as well. Apparently Flight Attendant training is not required, which I have to ask as a more and more frequent passenger on airplanes, who is required or capable of taking care of someone who has a medical emergency while in flight? Is this a well-known fact? Is the best option: “Is there a doctor or nurse on board?”

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Exciting happenings!

December 1, 2007 by Dr. Sharon

SafetyMate continues to grow and expand its presence the Safety market. It has been such fun to develop an innovative product for which no current product category existed.

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Liability

September 6, 2007 by Dr. Sharon

Despite OSHAs requirements that employees be trained in First Aid and CPR if the company is more than four minutes away from emergency medical care - many informally or perhaps even formally tell their employees to do nothing more than call 911.

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To the professional responders…

September 6, 2007 by Dr. Sharon

You guys are the experts. What would you like for lay responders to have done or to know before you get there…?

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