December 12th, 2017
Did you know…? Home accidents kill one person every 16 minutes and injure one person every four seconds in the U.S.? More than 1.2 million poisonings among children under age 5 were reported to U.S. poison control centers in 2002? Nearly 40,000 children under age 14 are injured by fires each year? Home Safety includes preventing unintentional injuries. Unintentional injuries in the home include poisoning, fires and burns, choking, drowning, suffocation, strangulation, firearms, and falls, and they are all preventable. What you can do There are many small and easy things you can do to protect your family from injuries in the home, some of which are listed below. Post emergency telephone numbers next to all phones to make it as easy as possible to get help if someone gets hurt. Poison Read warning labels and follow storage directions on household products. Poisonous products can include medicines, cleaning supplies, hair spray, and home repair materials. Keep poisonous products out of children’s sight and reach on high shelves. Install child-proof latches on cabinets that do not have locks.