Hi Friends and thanks for reading my first newsletter. Summer is a time I look forward to because I get to see my grandchildren more often. However, it’s also I time that I worry more because of the increase of accidents that happen over the summer months. I’m not trying to turn you into a bunch of “worry warts” like myself, but accidents happen. More importantly, accidents can be prevented.
Hot Car Deaths
The following article is from USA Today:
The recent death of Cooper Harris, a 22-month-old child left in a hot car in Georgia, has drawn attention to the risks of leaving children unattended in vehicles. USA TODAY Network compiled 10 facts about child deaths in cars caused by heat stroke.
- An average of 38 children have died in hot cars each year in the USA since 1998.
- Since 1998, 619 children have died in vehicles from heat stroke in the USA.
- More than 70% of heat stroke deaths occur in children younger than age 2.
- More than half of heat stroke deaths occur because a caregiver forgot the child in the car.
- Roughly 30% of heat stroke deaths occur because the child got in the car without a caregiver knowing and couldn’t get out.
- Nearly 20% of deaths occur because a caregiver intentionally left the child in the car.
- Cars heat up quickly. A vehicle can heat up 20 degrees in 10 minutes.
- Cracking the windows or not parking in direct sunlight does not make a car significantly cooler. Heat stroke deaths have occurred even when the vehicle was parked in shade.
- A car can reach 110 degrees when temperatures are only in the 60s. Heat stroke can take place when the outside temperature is as low as 57 degrees.
- The body temperatures of children can increase three to five times faster than adults. Heat stroke begins when the body passes 104 degrees. Reaching an internal temperature of 107 degrees can be deadly.
All statistics are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and San Francisco State University’s Department of Geosciences.
Little Helpers Can Prevent Hot Car Tragedies
MAKE A HABIT –
- Never leave a child alone in a car – not even for a second.
- When exiting your car, always open the back door as a habit. This is the precaution I take. No matter what the weather or how much I have to carry, I always open the back door. It’s a habit I’m proud to have.
- Leave your left shoe in the back seat.
- Leave your laptop or cell phone in the back seat (you shouldn’t be on your cell phone when you’re driving anyway).
- Leave your purse in the back seat.
- Don’t leave your car until you get home – use drive thru businesses.
- Pay at the pump when you pump gas.
Here are some more little helpers to prevent Hot Car Tragedies
http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/Kids-and-Hot-Cars.aspx
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/hot-cars-child-deaths/10008335/
Sunscreen Helpers
According to Health Day News reporter, Denise Mann, Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is occurring more often in children.
While melanoma in children is still extremely rare, the rate increased by about 2 percent per year from 1973 to 2009 among U.S children from newborns to age 19. Melanoma accounts for up to 3 percent of all pediatric cancers, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.
When I began this research on sunscreens, I thought that I would find the same products recommended over and over on just about every website I looked at. This was not the case at all. The recommended products were very different from one website to another. On one website was a comment from someone who recommended looking at www.ewg.org (Environmental Working Group).
Here are some interesting facts I found on that website:
The FDA allows all the ingredients that have been on the market since 1978 to be used in sunscreens. But any new ingredients must pass a rigorous review of safety and effectiveness.
Experts advise applying sunscreen 15 minutes before you go out so it can bind to your skin. Too late and it won’t have staying power. Too early and you’ll need to reapply it sooner. A quarter of an hour beforehand is just right.
Which of the following ingredients does EWG recommend you avoid in your sunscreen?
Oxybenzone
Vitamin A (retinyl palmitate)
Added insect repellent
Which of the following ingredients does EWG recommend you look for in your sunscreen?
Zinc oxide
Avobenzone
Mexoryl SX
Only these three ingredients offer strong protection from UVA rays. If choosing a product with avobenzone, make sure it has 3 percent – the maximum concentration currently allowed by the FDA.
Should you use products that combine sunscreen with bug repellent?
Yes
No
Sometimes
EWG recommends against using them. For starters, bugs may not be a problem during the hours that UV exposure peaks. Also, you may need to reapply sunscreen more frequently than bug repellent, or vice versa. It’s wise to avoid using repellent chemicals on your face. But most worrisome of all, sunscreens often contain penetration enhancers, which help chemicals, soak into the skin.
High-SPF products tempt people to apply too little sunscreen and stay in the sun too long. The FDA has proposed prohibiting the sale of sunscreens with SPF values greater than 50, calling higher SPF values “inherently misleading,” but it has not issued a regulation that carries the force of law.
Consumer Report Top Ten Sunscreens
- La Roche-Posay Anthellos 60 Melt-In Sunscreen Milk lotion
- Pure Sun Defense SPF 50 lotion
- Banana Boat SunComfort Continuous Spray SPF 50+
- Aveeno Protect + Hydrate SPF 30
- No-Ad Sport SPF 50 lotion
- Equate Sport Continuous Spray SPF 50 – this is from Walmart!
- Neutrogena
- Kiss My Face Sport Clear Spray
- Trader Joe’s Spray SPF 50+
- Pure Sun Defense Lotion
More Little Sunscreen Helpers
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/news/20130403/melanoma-rates-rising-in-us-children#1
http://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/faqs-your-sunscreen-questions-our-answers/
Next Time
Little Cleaning Helpers
Please Read “Why Is My House Always Such A Mess” at
http://www.grammyslittlehelpers.com
and send me some suggestions.
I obviously need a lot of help!
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Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it’s a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it’ll be alright
And babe, don’t you know it’s a pity
That the days can’t be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I’m wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop
But at night it’s a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it’ll be alright
And babe, don’t you know it’s a pity
That the days can’t be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
But at night it’s a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it’ll be alright
And babe, don’t you know it’s a pity
That the days can’t be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city
Songwriters
BOONE, STEVE / SEBASTIAN, MARK / SEBASTIAN, JOHN
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, CARLIN AMERICA INC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.
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