Friday, October 30, 2015

Halloween Safety Tips: Michigan Poision Control Center


 
HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS
Candy
Parents Should:

• Instruct their children not to open their candy until they return home.
• Inspect all candy for tampering before allowing them to start eating.
• Accept only wrapped and packaged candy.
• Do not eat candy that has been unwrapped or opened.
• Never eat fruit or other unwrapped items.
• Prevent a tummy ache by limiting 2- 3 small pieces of candy at a time.
• Throw away any candy or food that is not wrapped tightly by the candy company.

• If you should find an object in the candy or find anything unusual about it, call the police department and Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222. • Consider throwing a Halloween party for your child and his or her friends instead of extended trick-or-treating.
• Do not give homemade or unwrapped treats to children.
• Remember, some children have to follow certain dietary restrictions which prohibit them from eating the traditional treats we offer on Halloween.
 
When in doubt, throw it out!

Halloween Candy: Bite Into These Safety Tips

• Avoid giving choking hazards such as gum, peanuts, hard candies, or small toys as treats to young children.
• Children shouldn't snack while they're trick-or-treating. Parents should check treats at home. Give children an early meal before they head out to discourage snacking.
• Watch for signs of tampering, such as small pinholes in wrappers and torn or loose packages.
• Inspect all candy for safety before children eat it.
• Accept and give out candy that isn't easily unwrapped. Candies such as Tootsie Rolls, hard candies and certain bubble gums with twist-type wrappings can be tampered with more easily than those that are sealed.
• When in doubt, throw it out.
HALLOWEEN CANDY SAFETY
Children should be taught never to eat the candy they've received until you have carefully inspected it . It's best to throw away unwrapped candy, homemade items and fruit.
Keep small candies from children under the age of five, it is a choking hazard.
Keep chocolate candy, raisins, and macadamia nuts away from dogs. It is toxic to them, even in small amounts.
NOVELTY MAKEUP

Follow all directions carefully Don’t decorate your face with things that are not intended for your skin Do not use face paint near the eyes, even if the label has a picture of people wearing it near the eyes.
Do not go to bed with your makeup on. Wearing it too long may irritate your skin or smear and get into your eyes. Some fluorescent hair sprays have become toxic when left on overnight and absorbed through the skin.

Wash them off thoroughly from the hair and skin before going to sleep.

HALLOWEEN BUBBLE LIGHTS

Bubble lights contain a liquid “methylene chloride” This is a solvent that is very harmful when swallowed. If the glass is broken and liquid is swallowed, call the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.

GLOW STICKS
Glow sticks contain a liquid that produces a temporary burning sensation and bad taste in the mouth when tasted. Small amounts that are swallowed are generally not harmful.

Call the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center at 1-800-222- 1222 for any questions regarding accidental ingestions.

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER 1-800-222-1222
 

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

T - Mobile’s / Experian’s Data Breach of 15 Million T-Mobile subscribers


T-Mobile  / Experian Data Breach of 15 Million subscribers:



T Mobile: “We have been notified by Experian, a vendor that processes our credit applications, that they have experienced a data breach. The investigation is ongoing, but what we know right now is that the hacker acquired the records of approximately 15 million people, including new applicants requiring a credit check for service or device financing from September 1, 2013 through September 16, 2015. These records include information such as name, address and birthdate as well as encrypted fields with Social Security number and ID number (such as driver’s license or passport number), and additional information used in T-Mobile’s own credit assessment. Experian has determined that this encryption may have been compromised. We are working with Experian to take protective steps for all of these consumers as quickly as possible”.

 
T-Mobile users can obtain additional information on signing up for ID Theft protection and details on what both companies are doing to protect consumers. Click on the image below for more details from T Mobiles website.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

2015 CPAM Award Winners Announced

On Oct. 6th, CPAM members and guests kicked of the 2015 conference "Building Community Partnerships in the 21st Century" at the Doubletree Hilton in Bay City MI.  Crime Prevention personnel from across the state have make the annual trip to network, share resource, and hear about new  issues we will need to address now and in the future. We want to thank our leadership at our agencies for endorsing crime prevention and community policing and the recipients of the 2015 awards who's work didn't go unrecognized.

Here are the recipients of the 2015 C.P.A.M. awards:


Outstanding Crime Prevention Practitioner - Trooper Geno Basaness
Michigan State Police, Iron Mountain Post 




Outstanding Volunteer of the Year- Ms. Kimberly Seitler 
The Crossing Apts.

Outstanding Media Award
WNEM TV 5, Saginaw MI
Gen. Manager, Al Blinke, News Dir. Ian Rubin ,& Reporter Gino Vicci
-Link to WNEM TV 5 Coverage of the Awards-


Outstanding Corporate Award
Frank Diehl Sales Manager Lamar Advertising #151


Special Project in the Field of Crime Prevention
Michigan Youth Leadership Academy,
Sergeant Duane Zook




Outstanding Unit Award
Southfield Police Department, Eastside Community Police
Officer Kelly Pate


Outstanding Youth Award
Bay City Police Department Explorer Program
Logan Davis


Outstanding School Officers Award
"School Resource Officers of Midland Police Department"
Lt. Matthew Bercher, Officer Paul McDonald

Outstanding Contribution to C.P:A.M.
Mr. Lee Hoeksema, Past C.P.A.M. President