1. PCD Objective 2.02 Ways to Prevent Injuries at Home

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 what you think this means in your own words.

3. Childproofing the Home
What is the best way to go about looking at childproofing the home?

4. Childproofing the Home
Ask yourself what looks tempting and is within reach of a small child.
Look for potential dangers between the floor and about 40 inches above.
Check carpets for buried dangers like buttons, pins or coins.

5. Childproofing the Home
Cover all unused electrical outlets.
Keeping a child safe means saying “no,” and setting limits for a child.
Remove dangerous products from the home, place them out of reach, out of sight or lock them up.

6. In the Kitchen
Keep children in a secured chair or out of the kitchen while preparing meals.
Children should never be in the kitchen unsupervised.

7. Can you think of any safety precautions that deal with glasses or knives and forks?
Glassware/knives/Hot Food/Bevegerages
should be kept away from the edges of counters and tables.

8. How can tablecloths, placemats and appliances be hazards to children?
Appliance cords
Must be tucked away or secure
Placemats
Tablecloths
must be kept out of reach to prevent children from pulling hot items down on themselves

9. How should the pot handles be turned when cooking?
Turn pot handles toward the center or back of the range
Use the back burners on the range

10. What do you need to do
to make the
bathroom safe for a
child?

11. Bathroom Safety
Paint hot water faucet with red fingernail polish to help our children remember which faucet is hot.
Keep personal care products, medicines, and cleaning products out of child’s reach.
Unplug and store bathroom appliances when not in use.

12. Safety in the Bathroom Install a toilet lid lock.
Install a safety cover on the door knob or a hook-and-eye lock near top of door
Put a rubber-covered guard over tub faucet and knobs
Never store appliances plugged in near a bathtub or sink.

13. Safety Around Heat Sources
Keep guards around open heaters, radiators, and floor furnaces
Teach children that the heat source is “hot”

14. What do you need to teach children about home fires?
Keep matches, lighters, cigarettes, and candles out of the reach of children.
Install smoke detectors in every bedroom and near the kitchen.
Have working fire extinguishers near kitchen and fireplaces.
Plan escape routes and teach to all, even very young children.

15. 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.

16. What else do you know about firearm safety?
Take ammunition out of firearms
Lock the firearms out of the reach of children and use quality trigger locks
Store the ammunition in a locked container apart from firearms
Keep the keys to firearms and ammunition cabinets in an area separate from other household keys
Lock up gun-cleaning supplies because they are poisonous

17. Is it safe to leave a child alone in the bathtub?
NO, NEVER leave child alone at bath time
Use nonslip mat in the tub
Set water below 120oF
Use only 2 to 3 inches of water when bathing a child

18. How can parent’s prevent
falls in the home?

19. Preventing Falls Children like to explore openings
Make sure window/door are shut and locked
Safety guards on all windows and doors
Screens are designed to keep bugs out
Make sure children are not pushing screens out of the windows
Use safety gates at both the top and bottom of stairs
Falls on stairs tend to result in severe injuries

20. Preventing Falls
Young children love to climb on furniture using drawers and shelves as steps 
Can sustain crush injuries as furniture can easily tip over on them
Secure bookcases, shelving, and heavy furniture to walls with brackets and anchors 
Store heavy items on bottom shelves and in bottom drawers
Supervise children and toddlers at all times around top heavy furniture

21. 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?
No more than 2 3/8 inches apart.
Remember the coke can experiment

22. Making Cribs and Beds Safe
IF crib is old and paint is flaking/chipping it may contain lead (poisonous).
All corner posts should be the same height as the sides to prevent baby’s clothing or bedding getting caught.

23. Making Cribs and Beds Safe
Mattress should fit firm--no gaps
Lowered crib sides
9 inches above the mattress to keep baby from falling out
Raised crib sides
At least 26 inches above the mattress
***The latch to raise and lower sides should lock securely

24. Why should all stuffed animals And fluffy blankets, and pillows
Be removed from the crib when
child is sleeping?
This could cause suffocation.

25. Preventing suffocation
Remove all stuffed animals from the crib at night
Keep plastic bags away from children
Don’t allow small children to sleep with you

26. Keeping mealtimes safe
Children love to try new foods.
What are foods that children do not need to
try early in life because of allergic reactions?
Babies should not be fed the following foods during their 1st year of life.
Eggs
citrus fruits
Honey
Peanut butter**
Corn
Shellfish
strawberries

27. Keeping mealtimes safe
Handle foods properly to prevent food poisoning
Avoid foods that could get lodged in a baby’s throat
Some of these food include raw vegetables, hot dogs, nuts, scoops of peanut butter, whole grapes, candy, chips, pretzels, and popcorn
Avoid any hard round food can get stuck in a baby’s throat

28. Preventing poisoning Child-resistant does not mean childproof.
Medicines need to be locked out of reach.

29. This is a tube tester. What do you think it might be used for?
Toy Safety
This is a tube tester. What do you think it might be used for?
Small toys and toy parts can choke young children. When needed, use a small parts tester or choke tube.

30. Buy only age-appropriate toys for your toddler.
Toy Safety
Avoid accidental choking!
If a toy or object fits into the cylinder, it's a potential danger to the child.
The U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission states that items that fit into this tube are too small to be safe for children 3 years of age and younger.
This product was engineered to meet the Small Parts Test Fixture guidelines outlined by the Office of Compliance Small Parts Regulations.
Buy only age-appropriate toys for your toddler.

31. Toy Safety
Some people will suggest using a toilet paper tube to test if something poses a choking hazard.
This test is a somewhat adequate test in the absence of an actual choke tube tester; however it should be noted that toilet paper rolls have a larger inside diameter than the consumer product safety commission recommends for a small parts test fixture.

32. Preventing lead poisoning
Can anyone tell us what lead poisoning is and what it comes from?
If the house or apartment was built before 1978, have a professional test for lead-based paint
If there is lead paint in the home, the paint should be completely removed or covered with an approved sealant

33. Emergency
Keep a first aid kit on hand and emergency numbers by every phone in the home.
Include the national toll-free poison hotline:
911!!!

34. Make sure your child has a safe, secure environment at home.