Child Safety

Protect Your Children From Your Home

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By: Nannette Biltz, Kelly Cascario, Vanessa Galvan, Rachelle Kent, Moses Rodriguez, & Margarita Soto

Safety Latches and Locks

•Use safety latches and locks for cabinets and drawers in kitchens, bathrooms and other areas to prevent child poisoning and other injuries.

•Products with child resistant packaging must be locked away and kept out of reach.

•Use safety latches and locks that adults can easily install and use, but are sturdy enough to withstand pulls and tugs from children.

•Have the poison control number where it is always visible in case of emergency.

•The largest number of accidents (30,000 children) are caused in the lounge/living area occurring from taking domestic cleaning substances (Child Alert,2016).

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Safety Gates

•Use safety gates to help prevent falls down stairs and to keep children from entering room and other areas with possible dangers.

•Use safety gates that meet current safety standards.

•Look for safety gates that children cannot dislodge easily but adults can open and close without difficulty.

•39% of all children’s accidents are from falling. 10 children die each year from falling from stairs or off a balcony (Child Alert, 2016).

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Door knob covers and Door Locks

• Door knob covers and/or door locks can prevent children from entering

rooms or areas that are not child proofed.

• Door knob covers and/or can also prevent children from encountering

potential hazards, and/or falls.

• Door knob covers should be able to withstand pulling and tugging from

children, but able to be used with ease by adults.

• According to the National Safety Council suffocation is the leading cause of deaths in infants.

• Preventing access to areas that contain dangerous objects is imperative, door knob covers

and door locks are simple ways to prevent these types of injuries(www.nsc.org, 2016).

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Anti-Scald Devices

Water heaters should be set at 120℉

Anti-scald devices should be installed on faucets

This device will allow for the water temperature to be controlled and reduce the

possibility of accidental burns or scalding

Water temperature should be checked with your elbow or wrist

According to the Burn Foundation (2016), hot water can cause third degree burns in the matter of

seconds. Water temperature of 149℉ will cause a burn in two seconds, 140℉ water will

cause a burn in five seconds, and 133℉ will cause a burn in fifteen seconds

(www.burnfoundation.org, 2016).

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SMOKE ALARMSSmoke Alarms save lives!

• Smoke spreads fast and smoke alarms give you time to get out

• Cuts the chances of dying in a reported fire in half (National Fire

• Protection Association).

• Essential for protection against fire deaths and injuries

• Use smoke alarms at every level of home

• Inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas

• Smoke alarms are interconnected: when one sounds, all sound

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• Test yours every month to

ensure they are working

• Change batteries at least once a

year

• If a smoke alarm sounds, get

outside and stay outside

• Replace smoke alarms every 10

years

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WINDOW GUARDS AND SAFETY NETTING

Use window guards and safety netting to prevent falls from windows,

balconies, landings, and deckWindow Guards

Window guards are easily installed in windows to prevent a child from falling from the window if it is open

They screw into the sides of the window frame. They need to be screwed securely to prevent being dislodged by

the child

They should also have bars no more than 4 inches apart.

They can be bought at hardware stores such as Home Depot

Install them in any room that the child spends time such as bedrooms and parent’s bedroom.

Do not place furniture under or near a window

Never depend on screens to keep a child from falling out!

Safety nets: used for closing terraces, balconies, stairs, pools, windows, doors, etc.

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Corner and Edge Safety● In 2009, there were 143,070 ER visits from children aged 5 and younger related to table accidents

(Tortorello, 2010).

○ Coffee table related accidents make up more than a quarter of these accidents

● According to the safety commision, it is recommended that parents install bumpers on edges and

corners of furniture to prevent injuries

○ Children are at high risk for these types of injuries when jumping, running, and not being

aware of there surroundings.

● There are many different types of corner and edge bumpers

○ Easy to install

○ Affordable

○ Provides peace of mind to parents

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Electrical Outlet Safety● Each year approximately 2,400 children suffer from burns and shock injuries related to sticking items

into electrical outlets (ESFI, 2016).

○ Can cause electrical fires

● Parents need to childproof their home with electrical outlets covers to prevent injuries to children

○ Outlet covers are cheap and easy to install

● Tamper Resistant Receptacles (TRR)

○ Equipped with a spring-loaded receptacle

○ Requires simultaneous pressure to both sides to open receptacle

● Cord safety

○ Keep cords out of reach from children

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Anchor To Avoid Furniture & Appliance Tip-overFurniture and televisions crush children when they tip over

It is important to anchor furniture to floor or walls

“Since 1990, an estimated 300 furniture-related deaths have been reported, mostly from

televisions and dressers falling on children” (Ma, 2010, 2nd para.)

47.4% of television sets tip over (Ma, 2010).

Secure

to wall

Place drawer

stoppers

Secure TVs to

walls

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Layers of Protection with Pools & SpasPlace 4-foot tall fence surrounding pool or spa by self-closing doors away from the pool with alarms

Ensure glass sliding doors are re-secured

“On average, an estimated 5,400 pool- or spa-related hospital emergency department-treated non-fatal

drowning injuries each year for 2012 through 2014, and 382 pool or spa-related drownings reported

per year for 2010 through 2012, involving children younger than 15 years of age“ (Yang, 2015, p. 2).

Do not leave

furniture,

toys, or

tricycles

close by.

Install

automatic

pool covers

and fence

alarms

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ReferencesAmerican Academy of Pediatrics [AAP]. (2013). Swimming Pool Safety. Retrieved from https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-

prevention/at-play/Pages/Swimming-Pool-Safety.aspx

Child Alert. (2016). Child Safety Advice and Statistics. Retrieved from: http://www.childalert.co.uk/safety.php?tab=Safety

ESFI. (2016). Tamper resistant receptacles. Retrieved from www.esfi.org/program/tamper-resistant-receptacles-ttrs-205

Ma, D. (2010). Tipping point: Anchor heavy furniture to avoid injury, death. American Academy of Pediatrics. 31(1). Retrieved from

http://www.aappublications.org.ezproxy.csusm.edu/content/31/1/30.7.short

National Fire Protection Association. Smoke alarms. Retrieved from http://www.nfpa.org/safety-information/for-consumers/fire-and-safety-

equipment/smoke-alarms

National Safety Council (2016). Childproofing your home: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Retrieved from:

http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/Childproofing-Your-Home.aspx

The Burn Foundation (2016). Safety facts on scald burns. Retrieved from:

http://www.burnfoundation.org/programs/resource.cfm?c=1&a=3

Tortorello, M. (2010). With kids and coffee tables, it’s trip, fall, ouch. New York Times. Retrieved from

www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/garden/30tables.html?_r=0

Yang, T. (2015). Pool or Spa Submersion: Estimated Non-Fatal Drowning Injuries and Reported Drownings, 2015 Report. Retrieved from

http://www.cpsc.gov/Global/Research-and-Statistics/Injury-Statistics/Sports-and-Recreation/Pools/2015H002.pdf