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The IntelligentFirstAid Kit Helps to Create a Safe Playground Environment

DLH, Inc. Recognizes National Playground Safety Week and the Importance of Protecting Kids at Play

April 25 - 29, 2005

Red Bank, NJ (March 7, 2005)—It's inevitable that children playing outside are going to get hurt from time to time. From getting hit with a ball to falling off the monkey bars, there are endless possibilities and scenarios that can and will occur. For this reason, it's important for teachers, playground aids and parents alike to have a through and dependable first aid kit on hand. In response to National Playground Safety Week, DLH is promoting their IntelligentFirstAid Kit as an essential tool for protecting kids while they're at recess or at their favorite play area.

The average first aid kit contains merely a small collection of bandages and gauze, leaving out the essential materials required to treat more major injuries. DLH has created the IntelligentFirstAid Kit, which was designed to treat a wide variety of injuries by offering specific supplies and instructions. With the IntelligentFirstAid Kit, injuries can be treated effectively in those crucial moments before medical help arrives.

The National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) created National Playground Safety Week as a way to promote playground safety and address common injuries occurring during outside play. It is estimated that in the United States a child is treated in an emergency room for playground-related injuries every 2.5 minutes. For this reason, NPPS has made it their goal to allow children to continue to play outside by providing safe environments and encouraging adults to be prepared in the event an injury does occur.

"We believe in and encourage kids to get outside and play in parks and school playgrounds but we also realize the importance of setting a standard for safety for these areas," said Dave Hammond, president of DLH. "This is why we're in full support of the goals of National Playground Safety Week. Our first aid kits coupled with the criteria set for providing safe play environments is the first step toward letting kids have fun while staying out of harm's way."

DLH's IntelligentFirstAid Kit is unique in that it organizes supplies and detailed treatment instructions into individually labeled and color-coded sections for different types of injuries including eye, burns, bites and stings. More specifically, for playground related injuries it includes portions for shock, head and spine, bone, breathing and bleeding injuries. With this kit on hand, parents and teachers can be ready to care for children in the event an injury does occur.

The IntelligentFirstAid kit's versatile design, which has received accolades from the Good Housekeeping Institute, lends itself to change as each of the individual injury replacement packs can be ordered to restock or for customization.

The entire IntelligentFirstAid product line can be ordered at www.intelligentfirstaid.com or by calling 888-388-4854.

In the fall of 2005, DLH, Inc., in collaboration with the National Safety Council, will introduce Home & Away, the talking first aid kit, which will offer the same unparalleled ease of use as the Intelligent design, but with step-by-step audio care instructions delivered via a chip affixed to each of the individual injury treatment cards. A press of a button will start, stop, or pause verbal instructions. For more information or to sign up for e-mail alerts on the availability of the talking first aid kit, please visit www.intelligentfirstaid.com.

DLH, Inc. is a privately held corporation headquartered in Red Bank, NJ dedicated to designing innovative products that promote safety and health in the home and workplace.

Created and patented by DLH, Inc., IntelligentFirstAid Kits have been featured on CNN, in The New York Times, Associated Press wire stories and other respected publications across the country. In addition, the product has been recognized as the "Best Buy in Safety for Your Family" by the Good Housekeeping Institute.

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