National Safety Campaign Engages Leading Injury Prevention Experts to Educate Parents on Child Safety in the Home and on the Road

Get on Board with Child Safety! – a national injury prevention campaign spearheaded by the Dorel Juvenile Group’s Safety 1st brand and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) – announces the formation of its Medical Advisory Team. The team – comprised of leading injury prevention experts from across the country – will provide invaluable insight on keeping children safe in and around the home and on the road. Who: Get on Board with Child Safety! What: Medical Advisory Team formed to provide expert commentary on childhood injury prevention and risk around the home and on the road. Members include: Michael Gittelman, MD, FAAP Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Program Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Injury and Poison Prevention Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine Dr. Gittelman is one of the nation’s leading authorities on injury prevention. He is an emergency room physician at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center – the third busiest children’s hospital emergency department nationally – in addition to serving on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Section on Injury and Poison Prevention. He also serves as the Co-Director for the Injury Free Coalition for Kids® in Greater Cincinnati (IFCK). He is involved in resident education on injury prevention, in particular relating to sports safety, firearm safety, playground safety, drowning prevention, and toy safety. His work in mobilizing high-risk communities, using the IFCK model, to reduce pediatric injuries has been well recognized within the medical field. Rosie Valadez McStay Texas Children’s Hospital Board of Directors, Healthy Families Initiative National Association of Children’s Hospitals, Council on Child Advocacy Valadez-McStay is a tireless advocate for childhood injury prevention. She is the Director of Government and Community Relations at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, overseeing the hospital’s Center for Childhood Injury Prevention. Prior to her employ with the hospital, she worked on the Texas House of Representatives’ Public Health Committee on legislation to improve access to healthcare for children. She is board chair of the Healthy Families Initiative – a non-profit organization committed to the prevention of abuse and neglect of children – in addition to serving on numerous statewide and local coalitions. Valadez-McStay is a member of the Joint City County Commission on Children in Texas. Alternate: Diana Suarez Texas Children’s Hospital Bilingual Child Passenger Safety Instructor Suarez is a health and safety educator at Texas Children's Center for Childhood Injury Prevention in Houston. Specifically, she leads the hospital’s fire safety risk team and is involved with the home and child passenger safety teams. Dawn Daniels, DNS, RN Riley Hospital for Children Clinical Faculty, Indiana University School of Nursing Program Coordinator/Researcher, Injury Free Coalition for Kids® Dr. Daniels is a veteran clinical nurse specialist at Clarian Health Partners – Riley Hospital for Children and a well-respected faculty member at Indiana University School of Nursing, where she completed her doctoral work in injury prevention and public policy. Her clinical expertise includes pediatric trauma, critical care and neurotrauma in addition to community health. Dr. Daniels’ commitment to community enrichment led to her designing and implementing injury prevention programs for elementary schools throughout the Indianapolis area and to her current role with the Injury Free Coalition for Kids® – where she works with community leaders to reduce the incidence and severity of childhood injury through outreach, education and environmental changes. Stefanie Ahner, MS St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital of Tampa Senior Child Advocate & Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician Ahner is a seasoned child safety advocate, working in the pediatric emergency center at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. During her tenure with the hospital, Ahner developed a program offering injury prevention and educational resources for families visiting the emergency room and served as the hospital spokesperson on injury prevention. In addition, she spearheaded the hospital’s Shaken Baby Syndrome educational campaign and is a certified child passenger safety technician. Theresa Corn, RN, CPN Riley Hospital for Children Author & Diversity Trainer Corn is a board-certified pediatric nurse and Hispanic Parent Educator at Riley Hospital for Children. She is also author of Help! My Patient Doesn’t Speak English – a guide to overcoming language barriers for aspiring nurses. Topics: The GOB Medical Advisory Team provides expert commentary on unintentional injury prevention and risk across myriad content areas. Such as: Fall prevention Fire and burn safety Choking hazards Car safety Water safety Poison control Travel safety Seasonal safety tips Childproofing tips for the home, etc. Example articles include: From backyards to school yards: keeping children safe while at play Fire smarts (Oct, Nat.l Fire Safety Month) Testing your baby safety IQ Childproofing: identifying trouble spots around the house When is a child really ready to ditch the car seat? Giving the gift of safety this holiday season: how to buy what your kids want without sacrificing their safety The perfect baby shower gift: piece of mind in the nursery And then there were two: how to childproof with children of different ages in the home To help spread the message that injury prevention is a way of life and not just a one-time effort, the Get on Board with Child Safety! campaign also provides parents with valuable information on child safety in and around the home and on the road at www.getonboardwithsafety.com. About Get on Board with Child Safety! The Get on Board with Child Safety! campaign is a national child injury prevention initiative to educate parents, caregivers and consumers nationwide about the changes they can make to prevent unintentional injuries in and around the home and on the road. The campaign is led by Dorel Juvenile Group USA’s Safety 1st brand and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). About Dorel Industries Inc. Dorel Juvenile Group USA is an operating subsidiary of Dorel Industries Inc. (TSX: DII.A, DII.B; NASDAQ: DIIB) is a global consumer products company engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of a diverse portfolio of powerful consumer brands, sold through its Juvenile, Home Furnishings, and Recreational/ Leisure segments. Headquartered in Montreal, Dorel employs approximately 5,000 people in fourteen countries. Dorel also has offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China which oversee the sourcing, engineering and logistics of all Asian operations. 2005 sales were US$1.8 billion. About The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) is an organization of children's hospitals with 192 members in the United States and internationally. NACHRI promotes the health and well-being of all children and their families through support of children's hospitals and health systems that are committed to excellence in providing health care to children. NACHRI works to ensure all children's access to health care and children's hospitals' continuing ability to provide services needed by children.