Infant SafetyInfant Safety

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Traveling in VehicleTraveling in Vehicle

Seat meets safety Seat meets safety standardsstandards

Install seat properly Install seat properly Never hold in armsNever hold in arms Middle of back seatMiddle of back seat Not in front of airbagNot in front of airbag Rear facing seat: 20 lbs Rear facing seat: 20 lbs

and one yearand one year Booster seat: 40 lbsBooster seat: 40 lbs

Is this safe?Is this safe?

Is this safe?Is this safe?

General Home Safety TipsGeneral Home Safety Tips

Never leave children unattended in the Never leave children unattended in the househouse

Always know what your child is doingAlways know what your child is doing

Remove dangerous objects – Remove dangerous objects – childproof your homechildproof your home

Lock up/remove weaponsLock up/remove weapons

Bathroom SafetyBathroom Safety

Cabinet locksCabinet locks Dangerous items Dangerous items

out of reachout of reach Unplug electric Unplug electric

itemsitems Toilet lid lockedToilet lid locked Tub spout cover and Tub spout cover and

nonskid matnonskid mat Garbage coveredGarbage covered

Safe Bath Time Tips:Safe Bath Time Tips:

NEVER leave child NEVER leave child unattendedunattended

Gather ALL supplies Gather ALL supplies before bathbefore bath

Sponge bath until Sponge bath until umbilical cord dropsumbilical cord drops

Test water tempTest water temp Dangerous items out of Dangerous items out of

reachreach Provide bath toysProvide bath toys

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

When bathing baby When bathing baby and phone rings, it and phone rings, it is okay to leave is okay to leave bathroom to see bathroom to see who is calling who is calling because baby is because baby is sitting in a safety sitting in a safety tub seat.tub seat.

Kitchen SafetyKitchen Safety Cabinet locksCabinet locks Remove stove knobsRemove stove knobs Dangerous items out of Dangerous items out of

reachreach Don’t carry baby when Don’t carry baby when

cookingcooking Garbage tightly coveredGarbage tightly covered Cleaning supplies locked Cleaning supplies locked

upup Clean up spillsClean up spills

Food SafetyFood Safety

Know common food Know common food allergiesallergies

Safe feeding chairSafe feeding chair

Wash handsWash hands

Put food in separate Put food in separate bowl for feedingbowl for feeding

Discard leftoversDiscard leftovers

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

Your child is hungry Your child is hungry so you open a jar of so you open a jar of baby food and feed baby food and feed her out of it. It is her out of it. It is okay to close the okay to close the baby food jar and baby food jar and put it in the put it in the refrigerator until she refrigerator until she is hungry again.is hungry again.

Safety Equipment to ConsiderSafety Equipment to Consider

Baby gateBaby gate

Cabinet locksCabinet locks

Electric outlet Electric outlet coverscovers

Corner guardsCorner guards

Toilet lid locksToilet lid locks

High chair or High chair or booster seatbooster seat

Baby monitorsBaby monitors

Car seat (required)Car seat (required)

Fire PreventionFire Prevention

Matches and lighters out of reachMatches and lighters out of reach

Don’t overload electric outletDon’t overload electric outlet

Check electric cords for frayed or Check electric cords for frayed or exposed wiresexposed wires

Monitor fireplaces or heatersMonitor fireplaces or heaters

Use smoke alarmsUse smoke alarms

Develop escape planDevelop escape plan

Choosing Toys & PlaythingsChoosing Toys & Playthings

Safe?Safe?

Age appropriate?Age appropriate?

Stimulating?Stimulating?

Around Family PetsAround Family Pets Obedience trainingObedience training Decide sleeping Decide sleeping

arrangementsarrangements Complete checkupComplete checkup Keep pet out of roomKeep pet out of room Food/water out of baby’s Food/water out of baby’s

reachreach Spay/neuter petsSpay/neuter pets Time with petsTime with pets NEVER leave child aloneNEVER leave child alone

Safe Sleeping SuggestionsSafe Sleeping Suggestions

Front to play, back Front to play, back to sleepto sleep

Firm mattress, tight Firm mattress, tight sheetssheets

Comfortable room Comfortable room temperaturetemperature

Baby monitors Baby monitors

2 3/8 inch crib slats2 3/8 inch crib slats

First Aid TipsFirst Aid Tips

Keep number of doctor near phoneKeep number of doctor near phone

Take an infant CPR course, keep Take an infant CPR course, keep skills up to dateskills up to date

Know what to do for common, Know what to do for common, non-emergency accidentsnon-emergency accidents

Cuts and ScrapesCuts and Scrapes

Clean woundClean wound

Use soap and Use soap and waterwater

Apply bandageApply bandage

Keep eye on Keep eye on healing progresshealing progress

SplintersSplinters Wash siteWash site

Numb with iceNumb with ice

Use tweezers to Use tweezers to remove remove

Wash again after Wash again after splinter is removedsplinter is removed

SunburnSunburn

Use sunscreen!Use sunscreen!

Apply cold compressesApply cold compresses

Use moisturizing creamUse moisturizing cream

NO petroleum jellyNO petroleum jelly

May give pain relieverMay give pain reliever

Insect bites - BeesInsect bites - Bees

Remove stingerRemove stinger

Wash siteWash site

Apply ice or cold Apply ice or cold compresscompress

Watch for allergic Watch for allergic reactionreaction

Insect bites - TicksInsect bites - Ticks

Remove promptly:Remove promptly:

• Grasp close to skinGrasp close to skin

• Pull upward with steady graspPull upward with steady grasp

No folk remediesNo folk remedies

Watch for symptomsWatch for symptoms

• Lyme diseaseLyme disease

• Rocky Mountain Spotted FeverRocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Emergency SignsEmergency Signs

No pulse or breathNo pulse or breath

Major injuryMajor injury

ChokingChoking

UnconsciousnessUnconsciousness

Active bleedingActive bleeding

PoisoningPoisoning

Source: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, VickerySource: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, Vickery

Emergency Signs (continued)Emergency Signs (continued)

Stupor, drowsiness, or lethargyStupor, drowsiness, or lethargy

Severe allergic reactionsSevere allergic reactions

Shortness of breathShortness of breath

Severe painSevere pain

SeizuresSeizures

FeverFever

Source: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, VickerySource: Taking Care of Your Child (5th Ed) Pantell, Fries, Vickery

Poison Control Safety TipsPoison Control Safety Tips

Keep medicine, cleaners, etc. out of Keep medicine, cleaners, etc. out of reachreach

Use childproof containersUse childproof containers

Discard properlyDiscard properly

Don’t store food with nonfood itemsDon’t store food with nonfood items

Use a “poison label”Use a “poison label”

Post poison control phone numberPost poison control phone number

If suspect poisoning….If suspect poisoning….

Immediately call Immediately call doctor or poison doctor or poison controlcontrol

Supply information Supply information requestedrequested

Follow instructions Follow instructions givengiven

Summer Fun Around WaterSummer Fun Around Water Never leave child Never leave child

unattendedunattended Have head controlHave head control Do not force child into Do not force child into

waterwater 1 child:1 adult ratio 1 child:1 adult ratio Life jacketsLife jackets Use sunscreen as Use sunscreen as

recommendedrecommended Know CPRKnow CPR

TRUE or FALSE?TRUE or FALSE?

You are planning You are planning a trip to the pool. a trip to the pool. You are only You are only going to be there going to be there for about an hour. for about an hour. You don’t need You don’t need to put sunscreen to put sunscreen on your child.on your child.

ReferencesReferences

What to Expect the First YearWhat to Expect the First Year (1996) (1996)

Arlene EisenbergArlene Eisenberg

Heidi E. MurkoffHeidi E. Murkoff

Sandee E. Hathaway, BSNSandee E. Hathaway, BSN

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

Brandy StoffelBrandy Stoffel

Madigan Army Medical CenterMadigan Army Medical Center

Fort Lewis, WashingtonFort Lewis, Washington

Janelle LucksavageJanelle Lucksavage

Health Educator InternHealth Educator Intern

Directorate of Health Promotion and WellnessDirectorate of Health Promotion and Wellness

US Army Center for Health Promotion and US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive MedicinePreventive Medicine