Home Safety for Healthy Kids
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A SAFE HOME A home should be a safe place for everyone. In this sense, children’s safety begins at home. Although all adults have chances of experiencing an accident, children are more vulnerable and prone to them. Indeed children up to 4 years of age suffer the highest accident rates inside their homes. And accidents in homes are the primary focus of concern among parents.
The primary cause of domestic child accidents is poisonings, and most of them occur accidentally. In this sense, the main products involved in these accidents are prescribed drugs, followed by cleaning products, cosmetics, and other household products. These events occur orally in almost all cases. And children under the age of 3 are the most affected.
Adults
Adults must be present when children are in kitchens and bathrooms. On the one hand, a kitchen is not a playing room, as there are hot, sharp, and dangerous objects. On the other hand, parents should consider options such as the installation of non-slip and antibacterial floors. When cooking, parents cannot leave pots and pans on the fire unattended. The same happens with plugged irons, especially when a child is around.
SWIMMING POOLS, PONDS, AND WELLS
In the bathroom, covering the toilet and keeping your kids away from containers or spaces where they could drown is crucial to avoid severe accidents.
The same happens with swimming pools, ponds, or wells. Indeed, the best option is to fence these places and their doors closed. Also, it is advisable to cover their surfaces if you are not using them. During the holidays, do not lose sight of the children when goi to the beach and the swimming pool
DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
Finally, keep dangerous products and objects out of the reach of children. Find a safe place where they cannot find or catch them. In this sense, cleaning products, do-it-yourself products, or prescription drugs are critical, and they should be totally out of the reach of the children.
CALL YOUR TRUSTED PROFESSIONALS
For further information, call your trusted professionals on Pineville pediatrics or your Ballantyne Pediatrician.
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