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Hi Sharon,
Each year more than 800 children drown and more than 3,600 are injured in near-drowning incidents.
In 9 out of 10 cases, a parent or caregiver claimed to be supervising a child that drowned.
These deaths are preventable. Find out what you can do to keep children safe »
As the weather warms up and more families head to the pool or beach, drownings and near-drownings go up dramatically. It doesn't have to be this way, we can keep kids safe around water.
Find out how you can help prevent child drownings this summer »
Thanks for making a difference!
Andrea W.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Drowning Prevention
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April / May 2010
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Co-President's Message By Wendy Sachs
INA Co-President
I have two unrelated thoughts I want to share. Both are on my mind so I need to talk about them now.
Social Networking and Facebooking! What a fantastic way to get connected, stay connected and feel the sense of a long-lost friend being just a keystroke away. But, and there is a BIG "BUT"...there is a time and place for it. I am hearing way too much about people texting/emailing/tweeting while driving and while at work. The idea it just takes a minute to do is not the point. Well, actually, that is the point. It takes more than just a minute. The problem occurs when all the minutes are added up. It takes time to glance, read and then keystroke a message. Multiply those seconds by the number of messages sent/replied to in one instance...I guarantee it will be more than 60 seconds. Not only do those minutes become hours, they become distractions. Take the scenario of the nanny who glances down to read her messages, while "watching" her charge on the monkey bars. She can't read just one message; she must open/glance at all to see if there is something of interest. She quickly responds and so what? Well, she misses the fall or worse yet, she misses the snatching. Driving could be more devastating. So please everyone...disconnect during work hours and reconnect during expressed breaks or after work.
And while I am on the subject....Think twice about your Facebook posts. Before including pictures of yourself with your charges on your Facebook page, ask for the express permission of your employer. Better yet, tell your employer you will not post pictures and suggest that to be a stipulation of the job for future nannies. Further, your employers have Facebook pages, too. I am beginning to get calls from parents complaining about their nanny posting messages on Facebook at the time they were supposed to be actively engaged with their charges. Employers are getting to this information in quite innocent and circuitous way. This almost cost a very good, well-paid nanny her job. We are bombarded with information; I know I can hardly keep up. Please think about the time and place for texting, Facebooking and tweeting, though.
Wendy
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Poll: Are you blown away by a perfect storm of allergies?
This year is going down as one of the worst allergy seasons on record. Experts are saying that lots of conditions have joined forces to make thousands of people in the St. Louis area miserable.
Those who struggle with asthma and allergies are dealing with staggering amounts of pollen this year, says SLUCare allergist, Dr. Raymond Slavin, and it may get a whole lot worse.
Tree pollen is the big offender. Normally intermittent freezes in the late winter and early spring space out the releases from different trees.
This year, however, despite the early cold, the area hasn’t had a hard freeze since February. Now , a warm spell has fueled a veritable love fest of trees firing their pollen into the air at once. Just for a look, check the yellow dust on your car windshield each morning. That’s tree pollen.
“In my 44 years in St. Louis, I have never seen a more severe tree pollen season,” said Slavin, a professor of internal medicine at S t. Louis University School of Medicine.
Allergy sufferers know this already. They’re enduring itchy eyes, stuffy and runny noses, and sinus pressure. Those with asthma may have increased cough and shortness of breath.
Slavin says he has been seeing a tidal wave of patients who are grappling with allergies.
The tree pollen season runs through mid-May.
“I have written multiple prescriptions of cortisone eye-drops for patients suffering from severe allergic reactions,” said Slavin. “I simply have never had to prescribe that level of treatment, to that many people in one season.”
Slavin recommends closing windows and doors to limit exposure, changing filters on air conditioning units, driving with the windows up and minimizing certain outdoor activities. Pet owners are also recommended to regularly clean their houses to control allergens that pets pick up outdoors.
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