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Child Safety at Home: Preventing Unintentional Injuries

Learn how to safeguard your children from common household hazards like fires, falls, and poisoning. Childproof your home and never leave your child unsupervised. Get valuable tips to ensure a safe environment for your little ones. Stay informed and proactive to prevent accidents.

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Child Safety at Home: Preventing Unintentional Injuries

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  1. Child SafetyHome Safety Council - Weekly Reader Programs

  2. Unintentional injury is the number one killer of America’s children; taking more lives than disease, violence and suicide. • Prevention is the cure. It is estimated that by taking these and other simple precautions, almost all (90%) of these unintentional injuries can be avoided.

  3. Areas of Special ConcernFor Children’s Safety Bike/Helmet Car Fire Firearm Home Pedestrian Poison School/Playground Sports/Recreation Summertime Toys Water

  4. Babies: Why Are They Especially At Risk?? • Babies are totally dependent on adult caregiver. • Babies face a list of potential dangers; choking, drowning, falls, poisons, burns. • Each of these risks can be reduced or eliminated

  5. Toddlers: Why are they at high risk?? They become mobile!! Crawling, Walking, Running! Children age 1-4 can reach and do many things, yet they do not have the judgment or skills to handle things safely.

  6. Top Two Steps To Protect Your Children At Home • CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME 2. SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDREN

  7. Childproof Your Home Childproofing your home involves looking at it in a new way. Look at your home from your child’s point of view HOW? By crawling around on your hands and knees !

  8. Cover every room asking yourself what looks tempting and what is within reach. My Safe Home

  9. Supervise Your Children • Understand that childproofing is never 100% effective. • It is imperative that children are supervised at all times, especially around water, in the kitchen and in the bathroom bathroom

  10. In the news…. • Tyson Daughter's Death - CBS News Video

  11. What Are Children At Risk From??Deaths to children ages 14 and under in the home are typically attributed to the following causes: Fire and flame burns Drowning Suffocation

  12. Choking Falls Unintentional firearm injury Poisoning

  13. Key Facts – Home Injury • Fires, suffocation and drowning are the leading causes of unintentional home injury death among children in this age group.

  14. Key Facts – Car Seat Safety • Child safety seats and safety belts, when installed and used properly, can prevent injuries and save lives. • Young children restrained in child safety seats have an 80% lower risk of fatal injury than those who are unrestrained.

  15. Key Facts – Toy Related • Each year, approximately 217,000 toy-related injuries are treated in hospital emergency rooms. • Small play balls and balloons account for many choking deaths. • Riding toys including un-powered scooters and tricycles are associated with more injuries than any other toy group.

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