1. Ways to Prevent Injuries at Home
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2. Childproofing the Home
What does this statement mean?
The best way to find the dangers a child might encounter is to explore the home at his or her level – by getting down on your hands and knees.
“You may feel silly, but a few self-conscious minutes are better than years of regret.”
Explain in your own words what you think this means.
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3. Childproofing the Home
What is the best way to go about looking at childproofing the home?
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Safety in the Kitchen
What are safety precautions that parents need to follow in the kitchen to keep children free from injuries?
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Safety in the Kitchen
Can you think of any safety precautions that deal with glasses or knives and forks?
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Safety in the Kitchen
How can tablecloths, placemats and appliances be hazards to children?
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Safety in the Kitchen
How should the pot handles be turned when cooking?
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Safety in the Bathroom
What do you need to do to make the bathroom safe for a child?
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9. Safety around Heat Sources
Keep guards around open heaters, radiators, and floor furnaces
Teach children that the heat source is “hot”
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Home Fires
What do you need to teach children about home fires?
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Firearm Safety
Guns kill more that 10 children every day.
Adults need to teach children that guns are not toys and must not be handled by children.
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What else do you know about firearm safety?
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13. Bathing Children Safely
Is it safe to leave a child alone in the bathtub?
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Preventing Falls
How can a parent prevent
falls in the home?
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15. Making Cribs and Beds Safe
How far apart do the slats need to be in a crib to keep a baby’s head from becoming stuck?
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16. Making Cribs and Beds Safe
Why should all stuffed animals and fluffy blankets, and pillows be removed from the crib when child is sleeping?
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17. Keeping mealtimes safe
Children love to try new foods. What are foods that children do not need to try early in life because of possible allergic reactions?
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18. Preventing suffocation
Remove all stuffed animals from the crib at night
Keep plastic bags away from children
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Preventing poisoning
Request child-resistant packaging when possible.
But keep in mind that child-resistant does not mean childproof.
These medicines still need to be locked out of reach.
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Toy Safety
This is a tube tester. What do you think it might be used for?
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Toy Safety
Some people will suggest using a toilet paper tube to test if something poses a choking hazard.
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22. Preventing lead poisoning
Can anyone tell us what lead poisoning is and what it comes from?
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Emergency
Keep a first aid kit on hand and emergency numbers by every phone in the home.
Include the national toll-free poison hotline:
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24. Make sure your child has a safe, secure environment at home.
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