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Sledding Safety

The City of Calgary Emergency Medical Services would like to remind everyone most sledding injuries are preventable.

Backpack Tip Sheet: What Every Parent and Kid Should Know

Family Meeting Alert! Before the school year begins, parents and kids should spend a few minutes together and review backpack guidelines to maximize safety, comfort and proper use:

Especially in the summer months, children can be found playing in the 'safety of their backyards'. To help keep them safe, parents must be aware that there are many potential hazards in the backyard that can result in injury to their children. Calgary EMS would like to pass along these important backyard safety tips.

Helmet Safety

Bicycle crashes are the leading cause of brain injury to school aged children. Every year Calgary paramedics respond to medical emergencies where helmets have prevented a serious injury or saved a life. While this is encouraging, there are still a significant number of people that do not wear a helmet. Helmet safety for cyclists has received a great deal of attention and a Provincial law now requires anyone under 18 years of age to wear a helmet when riding a bicycle. However, a helmet should also be worn when using a skateboard, in-line skates or a scooter.

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Sledding Safety

Backpack Tip Sheet: What Every Parent and Kid Should Know

Keeping Backyard Play Safe

Helmet Safety

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