Crocs are cool and they are very comfy, but there have been increasing reports of the colorful, flexible shoes getting caught in escalators and causing foot injuries to their young wearers. The rubbery shoes are particularly dangerous when worn on escalators because they can get wedged between the edge of the escalator and the moving [...]

Posted on September 18th, 2007 by Char
Filed under: Injuries | 7 Comments »

Last week a friend of mine was at the park with her kids and was pushing her 3 year old on the swing when the little girl unexpectedly fell backwards off the swing. She hit her head on the playground surface. Her Mother held her and consoled her, and she was not bleeding, but she [...]

Posted on September 11th, 2007 by Char
Filed under: Injuries | 4 Comments »