In recent years, bounce houses — those giant inflatable enclosures — and inflatable slides have grown leaps and bounds in popularity. And because of the amount of padding these huge toys provide, parents have expressed …

A 3-year-old boy died of massive head injuries on April 2, 2011, after falling off a children’s roller coaster in Illinois. The child was seated with his twin brother near the front of a roller …

A dip in a cool swimming pool on a hot summer day brings refreshment and fun to kids and adults alike. This time of year, kids can’t resist asking, on a nearly daily basis, “When …

Imagine this: you finally arrive at your dream vacation spot in sunny Florida. You get to the hotel, check-in, and begin a few weeks of fun. After visiting the theme parks, you decide to sit …

At the beach in Cape Canaveral, Florida, 19-year-old Josh Scurlock looks out at the water. The larger-than-normal waves look rough but not too rough, so he and a friend venture out into the water. A …

New research funded by NASA through the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) verifies the suction forces involved with pool intake pipe limb entrapments and that the release of vacuum can free the limb. In a separate report, the estimated number of seconds from start to finish in which eviscerations occur was also discovered. SATOP’s Florida center, the Technological Research and Development Authority and the Pool Safety Council, in conjunction with Florida Institute of Technology conducted a series of tests to confirm these groundbreaking results.

In 2007, a 21 year-old woman was vacationing at a resort in the Bahamas when she decided to ride on a Jet Ski, the most widely-used personal watercraft. Unfortunately, she slipped off the back of the watercraft and was eviscerated by the high-pressure stream of water that powers the vehicle. Through the years, a number of men and women have suffered similar injuries to the groin and abdominal area – one of the least publicized dangers in the recreational boating industry.

The bell has rung, and school is out. Before you turn your children loose to enjoy outdoor activities and participate in area summer camps, be sure to follow these safety recommendations for safe and enjoyable summer fun. Every parent should be mindful of sun safety, especially those with kids attending summer camp or participating in other outdoor activities. Before you pry your kids away from their XBOX or Playstation and pack their bags, you should confirm with the camp staff that that they have measures and policies in place to prevent over exposure to the sun resulting in sunburn.

It has certainly been a long winter; you probably thought it would never end.  Spring has sprung, and now summertime is around the corner.  Summer, of course, means outdoor fun.  Swimming and playing in the …

Lifeguards are given tremendous responsibility at swimming pools throughout the country. In addition to maintaining and cleaning the pool, a lifeguard on duty must be ever vigilant to watch swimmers and divers so as to prevent drowning and other aquatic injuries.