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Ways to Prevent Injuries at Home. 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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Ways to Prevent

Injuriesat Home

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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.

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

Toy Safety

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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: 1-800-222-1222.

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Make sure your child has a safe, secure environment

at home.