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. Since 1988, CPSC has reports of more than _____ babies who died while in playpens. In almost 100 of these deaths, soft bedding or improper or extra mattresses were present in the playpen and the babies died of suffocation or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (CPSC)

2. From 1990 to August 2000, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of nearly _____ deaths to children under the age of 15 involving playground equipment; at least 90 of these occurred in a home setting. (CPSC)

3. Almost _____ of the deaths in home playground locations resulted from hangings from ropes, cords, homemade rope swings, and other similar items. (CPSC)

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 The answers:

1. Since 1988, CPSC has reports of more than 200 babies who died while in playpens. In almost 100 of these deaths, soft bedding or improper or extra mattresses were present in the playpen and the babies died of suffocation or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). (CPSC)

2. From 1990 to August 2000, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of nearly 150 deaths to children under the age of 15 involving playground equipment; at least 90 of these occurred in a home setting. (CPSC)

3. Almost three-fourths of the deaths in home playground locations resulted from hangings from ropes, cords, homemade rope swings, and other similar items. (CPSC)