Research Paper on:
Red Cross Baby Sitters' Training Programs

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participants were. They could not have known then how far reaching their efforts would take this organization. Today, it can be said that the Red Cross is an international organization,  but are still very involved in the grassroots movements within the small communities throughout the United States. One of those programs have come to the forefront of their community outreach.  The Babysitters program has sought to seal the gap that opened in the form of home safety for children. Given the existing statistics on the number of preventable home accidents  which result in infant and child mortality, it would seem that there is great need for such programs to be supported by each community as a matter of procedure.  According to the National Safety Council, 6,700 children age 14 and under died from "accidental" causes in states former Surgeon General C. Everett  Koop. In a 1988 report, he states that 50,000 children experienced permanent disabling injuries over the previous year, and that eighty to ninety percent of those injuries were preventable  through education and implementation of known prevention strategies(Nations Health, 2000). Clearly, educational efforts can play a key role in ensuring the safety and well being of children.  With the statistics so high, it really does befall the community and the professional organizations that are best able, to implement some type of  education for those who are the primary caregivers as well as those who may be in charge of a young child at some point or another, such as babysitters and  child care employees. Issues that need to be addressed include: choking, burn prevention, bicycle safety, car seat safety, crib safety, water safety, falls, possible dangers in the home, and recreational