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If you have a young child, make sure to keep individual dishwasher and laundry detergent packs or “pods” locked up tight. To a child, these colorful items can look like candy or something fun to play with. Two types of injuries have been reported. Children have eaten them and become sick. Children also have popped …
Do you have any furniture that could tip over? Secure it to the wall and it could save a child’s life. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a child dies every two weeks after a piece of furniture, an appliance, or a TV falls onto him or her. Between 2008 and 2010, an …
“Shotgun!!” Did you ever yell “shotgun” to sit in the front seat? If your child asks to sit in the front, say “no” until they are 13 years old. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Center for Disease Control warn that an airbag can kill a smaller child, and can injure a child under age 13. …
As batteries become smaller and more powerful, the number of swallowing incidents involving serious injury and death is going up. Most often, incidents involve children under age 4 and the elderly (who mistake small batteries for a pill). Sometimes the battery will pass through the intestine and sometimes it can become stuck in the throat …
Is your baby crawling, or maybe pulling up? Look around the floor at their eye level. What can they get into? Make sure that: Electric outlets are covered Tall furniture, like dressers or tables holding televisions, are attached to the wall to prevent them from tipping over Any sharp furniture corners, like those on coffee …
