ways to prevent injuries away from home

2.02-Preventing Injuries away from Home

Ways to Prevent Injuries Away from Home


Playground Safety

As a parent, what would you look for when you are inspecting a playground?

Playground Safety

• Inspect playground for possible safety hazards.

• Inspect play equipment to make sure there are no protrusions.

• Discard broken toys.

• Provide close supervision at all times.



Water Safety

Drowning happens in a matter of seconds.

How does this make you feel?

Water Safety

• A child can drown in the time it takes to:

-Cross the room for a towel (10 seconds), a child in the bathtub can become submerged.

-answer the phone (2 minutes), that child can lose consciousness.

-sign for a package at your front door (4 to 6 minutes), a child submerged in the bathtub or pool can sustain permanent brain damage



Water Safety

My child is in the swimming pool. I get a call and must leave the poolside to take the call.

What is the right action

to take?


Water Safety• If you have a home swimming pool, install

a four-sided fence around it. The house should not be used as one of the sides. It should be five feet high and have a self-closing and self-latching gate.

• Pay attention to open water. Be aware of undercurrents and changing waves in the lake or ocean.


Water Safety

Can a child drown in a toilet?• Children may lose their balance when leaning

into a toilet bowl and drown in as little as 1 inch of water.

• Empty all buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use. Store them upside down.


Water SafetyIf a parent enrolls a

child in a swim class does this mean they cannot drown?

Why should you not let your child swim in rock quarries, canals, and ponds?


Remember, children can drown in as little as 1 inch of water and it can happen in no time at all.


Vehicle Safety

Vehicles, yes we must

all use them to go

places? Do you know

what the safety

procedures are for

restraint system safety

for young passengers?

Did you know that age and size of your child affects

restraint systems?


Child Safety Seats• One of the most important

pieces of equipment is a child safety seat.

• Children should be restrained using the appropriate car seats for their size and weight.

• Consider attending a child

safety seat check. • Child safety seats are the

law.


Child Safety Seats

What is the correct procedure for riding with an infant in a car?


Two Types of Infant Seats

• Infant only seats – fits babies up to 22 pounds

• Convertible seats - fits children from birth to about 40 pounds. Faces the

back first and can be turned

around when child turns 1 year

old or reaches 20 pounds.


Car Seats for Older Children

• Children between 4 to 8 use booster seats locked in place with seat belts.

• Never seat a child age 12 or younger in a front seat that has passenger-side air bags.

• Buckle them in the back

seat wit both lap and should belt.


Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety


Bicycle Safety

• Like cars, bikes have to follow traffic laws• Learn hand signals and the correct side of the

road to ride on• Always wear a protective helmet• A helmet shields the brain if a crash or accident

occurs• Cyclists should ride close to the curb, with the

flow of traffic• Never ride into a street without looking first for

cars and pedestrians


Pedestrian Safety

• Do not play near parked cars

• Stop and look both ways when crossing the street

• Teach children to recognize signals, such as stop signs, walk signs, and traffic lights.


Pedestrian Safety

• Younger children should hold an adult’s hand when crossing a street.

• A group of children can form a line, holding hands, behind the adult who is supervising them.


It is your responsibility as a parent to give these children a safe, secure environment away from home.

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