by mgresh | Feb 25, 2015 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
College students, families and local residents flock to Pinellas County beaches to spend spring break splashing in the waves and relaxing in the sun. A record 5.9 million visitors have stayed in Pinellas County over the past year, crowding area beaches and waterways...
by mgresh | Dec 29, 2014 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
A new car seat law in Florida extends the child passenger safety restraint requirements from children younger than 4 years old to every child under the age of 6. The change on January 1, 2015 is aimed at keeping more kids safe and lowering Florida’s rank as the sate...
by mgresh | Dec 9, 2014 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
With gift-giving season in full swing, relatives and friends are purchasing toys to give as gifts for the children in their lives. What these well-intentioned gift givers may not realize is the toy they’re buying can be dangerous for the child who receives it. The...
by mgresh | Dec 2, 2014 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
Shorter winter days and an end to Daylight Savings Time mean more drivers and pedestrians are spending additional time traveling in the dark. With the average winter sunset occurs at 5:45 p.m. many people are commuting at the most dangerous times – dusk and night....
by mgresh | Oct 20, 2014 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
Halloween is a fun, playful time of year. Children are excited to dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat for candy, and family members join in the fun. But the scariest thing about Halloween isn’t fake spiders and dress-up witches – it’s the chance for an accident....
by mgresh | Sep 25, 2014 | Stay Alert / Stay Alive
Click here to download an emergency information sheet for your home. No one anticipates an emergency and being transported to the hospital. Emergency injuries are unexpected, and your home, while it may seem like the safest place, is often one of the most dangerous...
