Ways to Prevent

Injuries
at Home
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 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. Explain in your own words what
you think this means.

“You may feel silly, but a few self-conscious

minutes are better than years of regret.”
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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 that 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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Toy Safety

Some people will

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

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