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• Bumbo Baby Seats Still Causing Injuries in Children

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You Can Help a Child Who is a Victim of Wrongdoing by Seeking Justice to Ensure That Their Long-term Medical and Psychological Needs are Met.

Childhood memories are filled with fondness and nostalgia. Unfortunately, memories of childhood for an ever increasing number of children are instead filled with physical and emotional pain and suffering. Dangers of all of kinds present an almost unimaginable level of threats to the safe and sound childhood. Among these are motor vehicle collisions, pedestrian and bike accidents due to drivers oblivious to the safety of children, shaken baby syndrome, burns due to unsafe products, inattentive or abusive adults and caretakers, animal and dog bites and attacks, fires in the home, scaldings due to unsafe hot water heaters, pools not properly maintained, unsafe windows, dangerous toys, faulty child products, defective or failing car seat, and guns and household chemicals not locked up as well as many others. Children are vulnerable and highly reliant upon parents and caretakers, but sadly end up victims of stressed, intolerant, and reckless adults. Tragically, infants and toddlers suffer multiple forms of neglect, trauma, and abuse, physical, emotional, and sexual, resulting in shaken baby syndrome, cerebral palsy, burns, brain injury, and much more.

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• Answers to frequently asked questions about child injury and child abuse cases
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• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Wrongful Death

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Blog for Child Injury

• Bumbo Baby Seats Still Causing Injuries in Children

  Description: The popular Bumbo Baby Seat is the topic of several litigations just this year with reports of children being injured from falling out of the seat.

• Preventing Death in Youth Sports Discussed at Recent Safety Summit

  Description: Youth Sports Safety Summit was held on December 6 and discussed ways to improve the care of yound adults.

• Are Kansas City High School Students at Risk of Fatal Drowning Accidents?

  Description: Our Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys want to protect your family after your child has suffered and injury in Kansas and Missouri. Know your rights.

• Your Family May Have Right to Compensation after a Carnival Ride Accident

  Description: Our Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys have over 15 years of experience in Child Injury Accidents in Kansas and Missouri. We want you to know your rights.

• Kansas City Parents May Have Concerns after another School Bus Accident

  Description: Our Kansas City Child Injury Attorneys want to help you and your family get the compensation you deserve after your child has been injured in an accident.

• Sports-related Knee Injuries Rise in Kansas City Youth

  Description: The number of knee injuries in youth has risen along with the number of youth involved in sports.

• Did you Know Your Child Should be in a Car Seat Until At Least Age 7?

  Description: Missouri and Kansas are two of 29 states that have child restraint laws that cover children up to age 7.

• Should Kansas City Parents be Concerned about Child Safety and Shopping Carts?

  Description: At Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, we have over 15 year of experience in Child Injury Accidents

• Bike Helmets Help Prevent Serious Head Injuries; Kansas City Parents Urged to Educate Kids

  Description: Our experienced Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys want to protect your family after a child injury accident in Kansas or Missouri. Know your rights.

• Are Kansas and Missouri Residents Safe in Danger of Auto Accidents even at Home?

  Description: Our Kansas City Child Injury Attorneys are dedicated to protecting Child Injury victims and their families after accidents in Kansas and Missouri.

• September 18 - 24, 2011 is National Child Passenger Safety Week

  Description: It is National Child Passenger Safety Week. On Saturday, September 24th, highway patrol stations in Kansas City are offering free child seat safety checks.

• Your Child has Rights after a Dog Bite Attack in Kansas or Missouri

  Description: As Kansas City Child Injury Lawyers, we want your child to be safe in the event of a dog bite attack in Kansas or Missouri. Know your rights as a victim.

• Death of Three Year-Old Boy Ruled Accident after Drowning at St. Joseph, MO. Hotel Hot Tub

  Description: Contact our experienced Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys if you have a child who has been injured in an accident in Kansas or Missouri. Know your rights.

• Kansas and Missouri Heat Can be Fatal; a Reminder to Never Leave Your Child Unoccupied in Vehicle

  Description: If you have a child who has suffered a serious injury in Kansas or Missouri, we may be able to help. Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys today.

• Losing Focus in a Parking Situation Can Lead to Serious Injury for Pedestrians in Kansas and Missouri

  Description: If you have a child who has suffered serious injury an accident in Kansas or Missouri, call Kansas City Accident Injury Attorney James Roswold. Know your rights

• Is Your Child Athlete Ready to Beat the Heat in Kansas and Missouri?

  Description: If your child has suffered a serious injury in an accident in Kansas or Missouri, contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys. Know your rights.

• Is Your Kansas City Server Paying Attention? Parents Concerned after Kid's Served Tequila at Chili's

  Description: Our Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys have over 15 years of experience in Child Injury Accidents. Check out the Roswold Foundation for more information.

• Is Your Kansas City Pool Safe? Fatal Drowning Accident Gets Attention in Metro Area

  Description: For more on our dedication to Child Injuries, visit the website for our new organization, The Roswold Foundation. Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys.

• Kansas City Child Seriously Injured in Hit and Run Accident in front of Home

  Description: If you've suffered a serious injury in and accident in KS. or MO.-- Contact our experienced Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys and know hour rights.

• Kansas City Parents Concerned Over at Home Day Care Child Safety

  Description: Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys to set up a free consultation to discuss your injury claim. If your child has been injured, know your rights--

Library for Child Injury:

• Child Labor Laws: How to Protect Your Child
  Description: Kansas City parents should know how to make sure that their teens are safe on the job.
• Kids and Sports- Why Childhood is a Dangerous Time to Play
  Description: Children are competing in team sports at younger and younger ages. Sports teach values, but parents face concerns over the safety of letting kids play.
• Infant Injuries from Shoulder Dystocia
  Description: Throughout the United States, hundreds of babies are born each year with injuries from fetal dystocia births. Severe injuries can limit the quality of life for injured children, and complicate the lives of their parents. Kansas City parents should know their rights when it comes to the injuries caused by Should Dsytocia.
• Global Concern Continues over Vaccine Safety
  Description: Stories filter in from across the globe describing the scary side of vaccine side effects. The number of deaths and injuries attributed to vaccinations has skyrocketed in recent years. Parents are left wonder what the best choice is for their child.
• Vaccines and Children, A Complex Quandary
  Description: It is recommended that every child born in the United States receive prescribed vaccinations against a host of diseases. Headlines scream links between vaccines and autism and other dangers to children. What are Kansas City families supposed to do about immunizations and the potential effects?
• ATV Riders Should Not Be Younger than 16
  Description: ATVs are the favorite playthings of adults and children by the millions in the United Staed. However, since 1996 injuries to kids under 16 have doubled. It is time to rethink the notion that a very young child can handle the power in one of these machines; power that could get them severely injured or even killed.
• Animal Therapy for Children with Birth Injuries
  Description: Disabilities resulting from birth injuries can severely limit the things children can do. Disabled children are given the chance to improve their lives through animal therapy.
• Aquatic Therapy for Children Disabled by Birth Injuries
  Description: Birth injuries sometimes leave children with permanent disabilities. Aquatic therapy is a treatment alternative that provides both physical and emotional benefits to disabled children.
• Technology Gives Hope to Cerebral Palsy Victims
  Description: Cerebral palsy greatly limits the abilities of its victims. Fortunately, advances in technology have begun to open doors for cerebral palsy patients, enabling them to live life more fully.
• Household Poison Primer
  Description: Millions of kids are treated for poisonings each year. Fifty-two percent of poisoning victims seen in emergency rooms across the country are children under age six. Learn how to childproof your home against poison dangers.
• Choking Hazard Safety Tips
  Description: Small children seem to put everything within reach into their mouths. Toys and other objects around the house pose choking and strangulation risks. Learn ways to keep little ones safe.
• Uncovering Hidden Household Dangers
  Description: Most Kansas City parents are well versed in the most common household safety tips. Unfortunately, many parents may not think about or know about the hidden dangers that can lurk inside their home.
• Kids on Wheels-How to Keep Them Safe
  Description: Kids love to tool around on whatever wheels they can find to play with. Prevention and safety tips may help keep children from sustaining serious injury from bicycles, in-line skates, and skateboards.
• Preventing Child Injury: Halloween Safety Tips from Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys
  Description: Happy Halloween! Are your children excited about pumpkin carving, cool costumes, trick-or-treating and lots of candy? Halloween is a special time of year, but it is also a dangerous holiday. Every Halloween, hundreds of children are injured in falls, car accidents and fires. Keep your Halloween happy, not scary. Share these safety tips with your children. These tips are brought to you by the Kansas City child injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys. Our personal injury attorneys represent children who are injured throughout Missouri and Kansas. To learn more, contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616.
• Farm and Rural Safety Tips for Kids
  Description: Living and working in a rural setting is often portrayed as the epitome of country life. For centuries, children and farms have helped shaped life in Missouri and Kansas. Many dangers await children in a rural setting. Parents should be aware of the dangers, and the steps they can take to keep their children safe.
• What are the Warning Signs of Concussions in Children?
  Description: Educating yourself on the symptoms and warning signs of a concussion and knowing what to look for can go a long way in preventing long term brain damage. Help keep your children safe and healthy by knowing what to look for after an injury to the head.
• How to Keep Children Safe on Backyard Trampolines
  Description: Trampolines are a favorite outside toy for young children. Parents often delight in providing such a fun toy for their children. Unfortunately, thousands of children are injured on trampolines each year.
• Tips for a Childproof Home
  Description: Every year, thousands of children are injured or die from accidents that occur at home. Learn about what you can do to protect children in your home.
• Bunk Bed Safety Issues
  Description: Many children in Kansas and Missouri go to sleep on a bunk bed every night. Bunk beds cause thousands of child injuries every year.
• Kansas City Fall Fire Safety Tips
  Description: As the temperature begins to drop in the Kansas City area, the risk of fire from home heating sources increases. Learn important safety tips every family should follow.

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Frequent Questions for Child Injury:

• Should I contact a Kansas City personal injury lawyer if my child has been seriously injured in a Missouri school bus accident?
• Is the statute of limitations for Kansas City personal injury claims different for children than it is for adults?
• If my child is injured, do I need to bring my child to the Kansas City law office to meet with you?
• My child was touched inappropriately by his afterschool caregiver. What should I do?
• What do I do if my child has been injured in a swimming pool
• Q: How is a personal injury settlement for minors different?
  
  
  
• What is child neglect?
• Q: How Can I Recognize the Signs of Child Abuse?
• Q: What are child abuse risk factors?
• When should I call the child abuse and child neglect hotline?
  
  Q: When should I not call the child abuse and child neglect hotline?
• What is the definition of negligence?
  
• Are there situations where people are expected to use a higher degree of care?
  
• Is there a difference in the definition of the term “negligence” or “negligent” as it relates to a minor.
• Am I entitled to compensation for the time I took off work to care for my injured child?
• Does A Child Injury Require An Attorney?
  
  

  
  

Videos about Child Injury:

• Is Your Child a Victim of Abuse? Learn the Signs

Web Resources for Child Injury:

• Kansas City Child Injury Law Blog

  Description: A resource for Missouri and Kansas child injury victims' families to find news and information about child injuries.

• Roswold Foundation for Injured Children

  Description: RFFIC is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping children struggling with the lifelong and devastating affects of a serious injury and assisting families who are struggling with the difficulties of raising seriously injured children by raising awareness and providing information and resources to prevent childhood injuries. We strive provide Kansas City metro area injured children and their families with hope, social interaction, happiness and support on their road to recovery. 

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• Posted on 12/19/2011Bumbo Baby Seats Causing Accidents Even After Recall
• Posted on 12/8/2011Safety Summit Discussed How to Prevent Sudden Death in Youth Sports

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• Should I contact a Kansas City personal injury lawyer if my child has been seriously injured in a Missouri school bus accident?

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