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Quick Facts Safety Quiz #15
We all know that accidents don't happen to us. The problem is that they
do! See if you can fill in the blanks correctly, and then check
below for the answers.
1. CPSC is aware of _____ babies who have drowned while using baby bath seats in the last two decades.(CPSC)
2. As many as _____ of the babies who die from Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) each year may have suffocated in soft, fluffy bedding,
such as quilts, comforters and pillows.(CPSC)
3. Since 1984, CPSC has learned of the deaths of _____ babies, most under 12 months old, who suffocated or strangled when they became entangled
in sheets in their cribs or beds. Two of these deaths were with fitted crib sheets.(CPSC)
What do you think? Click here for the answers.
The answers:
1. CPSC is aware of 78 babies who have drowned while using baby bath
seats in the last two decades.(CPSC)
2. As many as one-third of the babies who die from Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) each year may have suffocated in soft, fluffy bedding,
such as quilts, comforters and pillows.(CPSC)
3. Since 1984, CPSC has learned of the deaths of 17 babies, most under
12 months old, who suffocated or strangled when they became entangled
in sheets in their cribs or beds. Two of these deaths were with fitted crib sheets.(CPSC)
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