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CHILDSAFETYINTHEHOME©PDSTHomeEconomicsLETSSTARTWITHSOMEFACTS…•“Fourfifthsofthefatalaccidentsinthehomehappentochildrenunderfiveandelderlypeopleoversixty-five.”(Garrett,1969).•“Morechildrenunderfifteendiefromaccidentsinthehomethanfrominfectiousdiseases.”(Garrett,1969).•Accordingto“TheHomeAccidentSurveillanceSystem:AnalysisofDomesticAccidentstoChildren”(1979),42.6%ofrecordedcasesofaccidentstochildreninvolvedchildrenaged0-14years.MORERECENTLY…•“Injuryisthenumberonecauseofdeathandlifeyearslostforchildren”…“Inchildreninjurymortalityisgreaterthanchildhoodmortalityfromallothercausescombined.”(NorthWesternHealthBoard,2003).•“…childreninthe0-5agegrouparemostatriskofinjuriesinthehome,with1-3yearoldsexperiencingthehighestnumberofinjuries.”(NationalInjuryCommittee,2006)•Childrenarenaturallycuriousandwillthereforeexploretheworldaroundthem.•Ateverydevelopmentalstage,boysarethemostinjuryprone…“Boyswillbeboys!”.http://www.familyimprovement.com/Chas%20and%20gabe%20fooling%20around%20on%20raven.jpg•Thegoodnewsisthat9outof10injuriescanbepreventedbythinkingandactingsafeineverythingwedo.•Childrendonotunderstanddanger,soparentsandguardiansmustfollowsomerulestomakethehomeassafeaplaceaspossiblefortoddlersandchildren.••Itisthereforeveryimportantforparentsandguardianstoanticipatechildren'sdevelopmentalstagesandtoprepareforthem.PREVENTIONOFFALLS•Inthefirstyearofachild'slife,fallsareoftenaresultofbabiesrollingover,andmovingforthefirsttime.Neverleaveababyaloneonahighsurface,evenforamoment.•Fortoddlersandchildren,fallsareoftenasaresultofthechildexploringtheirsurroundingsforthefirsttime.•Luckily,therearesomepracticalstepswhichparentsandguardianscantaketomakethehomeassafeaplaceaspossibleforchildrentoexplore.Avoidbabywalkersastheycanover-turneasilyandcauseseriousheadinjuries.http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/846/25110494.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/Sports-Games-Recreation/Toys/Unassigned/Unassigned-034.html&h=768&w=664&sz=111&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=LgCDpkjsQ3-nJM:&tbnh=142&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbaby%2Bwalkers%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DNAlwaysusestair-gatesatthetopandbottomofthestairs,andensurethattheyareproperlysecured.http://kiddieproofers.com/items/swing%5B1%5D.jpgUseanti-slipmatsinthebath.http://www.hbsco.cn/products/mat_rubber_bath_mrb_blue.jpg•Avoidplacingfurniturenearwindowstodiscouragechildrenfromclimbing.•Fitallwindowswithwindowrestrictorswhichdonotrequiretoolsforopening.•Whenmovingachildfromcottobed,attachasafetyrailtotheedgeofthebed.http://www.c-p-p.co.uk/product/asp/ProdID/2301/CtgID/2302/af/_images/products/Security_Hardware/Full_Images/securistay_window_lock.jpghttp://www.gltc.co.uk/pws/images/catalogue/products/g4063/zoom/g4063_fr.jpgBaby-no-bumps…Hatstoprotectbabieshead!http://www.babies-born.co.uk/images/graphics/cl80toiletlocknewpicture.jpgINADDITION…1.Ensurethatwalkwaysandstairsarekeptclutterfree.2.Replaceanymissingbanisters.Inpreventingcutsandbruises,anumberofprecautionscanbetaken:3.Alwayskeepsharpobjectsoutofthereachofchildren.4.Heavyfurniture,suchastelevisionsandbookcasesshouldbestrappedtothewall,toavoiddangerofchildrenpullingthemdownuponthemselves.5.Storesharpcutlery,scissorsetcinadrawerwithcupboardsafetylocksfitted.6.Fitcornercushionsontothesharpedgesof...