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Tag Archives: smoke detectors and kids

Even Mild Hearing Loss Can Kill You

Posted on March 15, 2017 by AU Bankaitis

Good Morning America ran a story this morning warning parents that more than 80% of children between the ages of 2 and 13 did not wake up to an active smoke detector.  As I watched, I nodded my head because that … Continue reading →

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