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Child Safe : A Practical Guide for Preventing Childhood Injuries |
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Though it's clearly written and intelligently put together, Child Safe is a difficult book to read--because of it's very gruesome thoroughness. Sections titled "The Dangers of Bunk Beds," "Carbon Monoxide: What Is It?," and "Lead Dust," not to mention "Choking," "Drowning," and "Falls" may make a person want to slam the book shut and run for the hills with child in tow. But it's this attentiveness to every horrific possibility that makes Child Safe such a useful book. Mark A. Brandenburg, an emergency physician, has put together a guide for parents who are serious about danger-proofing their little one's universe. New parents are forever learning of surprising threats to their child's safety; before you had kids, who knew balloons were such a problem? For most folks, this knowledge comes in dribs and drabs. A friend will explain that grapes are a choking hazard; a magazine article will mention that you might not want to let your daughter wear a necklace while she's on the playground. Brandenburg's book gathers all that information into one easy-to-use volume. The first section describes universal dangers, the second organizes potential threats by age group. Along the way, the doctor throws in plenty of scarifying tales from the ER. This may not be an easy book for parents to read, but it's probably a necessary one. --Claire Dederer
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