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2.02-Preventing Injuries at Home

Ways to Prevent

Injuriesat Home


Childproofing the Home

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.”

What does this statement mean?

Explain in your own words what you think this means.


Childproofing the Home

What is the best way to go about looking at childproofing the home?


Safety in the Kitchen

What are safety precautions that parents need to follow in the kitchen to keep children free from injuries?



Can you think of any safety precautions that deal with glasses or knives and forks?



How can tablecloths, placemats and appliances be hazards to children?



How should the pot handles be turned when cooking?


Safety in the Bathroom

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


Safety around Heat Sources

• Keep guards around open heaters, radiators, and floor furnaces

• Teach children that the heat source is “hot”


Home Fires

What do you need to teach children about home fires?


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.


What else do you know about firearm safety?


Bathing Children Safely

Is it safe to leave a child alone in the bathtub?


Preventing Falls

How can a parent prevent

falls in the home?


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?


Making Cribs and Beds Safe

Why should all stuffed animals and fluffy blankets, and pillows be removed from the crib when child is sleeping?


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?


Preventing suffocation

• Remove all stuffed animals from the crib at night

• Keep plastic bags away from children


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.


Toy Safety

This is a tube tester. What do you think it might be used for?


Some people will suggest using a toilet paper tube to test if something poses a choking hazard.

Toy Safety


Preventing lead poisoning

Can anyone tell us what lead poisoning is and what it comes from?


Emergency

• Keep a first aid kit on hand and emergency numbers by every phone in the home.

• Include the national toll-free poison hotline: 1-800-222-1222.


Make sure your child has a safe, secure environment

at home.

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