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From home decorating and road trips to baking cookies and getting ready for guests, the holidays can be busy! Here are eight ways to help make them safe and healthy.

Do you have a home improvement project you plan to tackle yourself? Whether you’re a seasoned do-it-yourselfer or a relative newbie, getting the job done properly requires a pre-project safety plan. So, before you get started, check out these expert tips for making sure your DIY project is injury-free.

Washington — Only 1 out of 5 parents and caregivers seek expert help about installing a car seat or securing a child in a seat – and the majority of car seats brought to child passenger safety technicians for inspection aren’t properly installed and used, a recent data review has concluded.

Nearly 11,000 people 19 or younger visited hospital emergency rooms with fire pit-related injuries between 2006 and 2017, and the majority were younger than 5, according to a study published in the American Burn Association’s Journal of Burn Care and Research in July 2019.

Fall can present unexpected hazards for pets, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says. Follow these tips to help keep your furry friend safe.

The fall season brings cooler temperatures to many parts of the country. If you’re not ready to turn on your home’s heating system just yet, heating pads and electric blankets are good alternatives – if used cautiously.

Itasca, IL — Unintentional burn injuries among children climbed 32.5% during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the same period in the previous year, new research from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows.

Emmitsburg, MD — Someone is injured in a residential building fire every 45 minutes in the United States, according to data published in the July edition of the U.S. Fire Administration’s “Topical Fire Report Series.”

West Lafayette, IN — When young drivers aren’t allowed to have passengers in their vehicle during overnight hours, crashes and related injuries go down significantly, according to researchers from Purdue University and the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Germany.

Washington — With the return to in-person learning leading to changes in many families’ schedules and routines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released reminders about the safe handling and heating of frozen foods.