| About 2-1/2 million children are injured
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| | from hot water.SMOKE DETECTORS are
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| or killed by hazards in the home each
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| | essential safety devices for protection
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| year. The good news is that many of these
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| | against fire deaths and injuries.Check
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| incidents can be prevented - by using
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| | smoke detectors once a month to make sure
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| simple child safety devices on the market
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| | they're working. If detectors are
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| today. Any safety device you buy should
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| | battery-operated, change batteries at
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| be sturdy enough to prevent injury to
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| | least once a year or consider using
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| your child, yet easy for you to use. It's
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| | 10-year batteries.WINDOW GUARDS and
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| important to follow installation
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| | SAFETY NETTING for balconies and decks
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| instructions carefully. In addition, if
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| | can help prevent serious falls.Check
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| you have older children in the house, be
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| | these safety devices frequently to make
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| sure they re-secure safety devices.
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| | sure they are secure and properly
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| Remember, too, that no device is
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| | installed and maintained. There should be
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| completely childproof; determined
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| | no more than four inches between the bars
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| youngsters have been known to disable
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| | of the window guard. If you have window
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| them.Here are some child safety devices
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| | guards, be sure at least one window in
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| that can help prevent many injuries to
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| | each room can be easily used for escape
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| young children.SAFETY LATCHES and LOCKS
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| | in a fire. Window screens are not
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| on cabinets and drawers can help prevent
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| | effective for preventing children from
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| children from gaining access to medicines
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| | falling out of windows.CORNER and EDGE
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| and household cleaners, as well as knives
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| | BUMPERS can be used with furniture and
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| and other sharp objects.Look for safety
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| | fireplace hearths to help prevent
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| latches and locks that adults can easily
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| | injuries from falls or to soften falls
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| install and use, but are sturdy enough to
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| | against sharp or rough edges.Be sure to
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| withstand pulls and tugs from children.
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| | look for bumpers that stay securely on
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| Safety latches are not a guarantee of
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| | furniture or hearth edges.OUTLET COVERS
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| protection, but they can make it more
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| | and OUTLET PLATES can help protect
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| difficult for children to reach dangerous
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| | children from electrical shock and
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| substances. Even products with
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| | possible electrocution.Be sure the outlet
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| child-resistant packaging should he
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| | protectors cannot be easily removed by
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| locked away, out of reach; this packaging
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| | children and are large enough so that
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| is not childproof.SAFETY GATES can help
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| | children cannot choke on them.A CARBON
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| keep children away from stairs or rooms
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| | MONOXIDE (C0) DETECTOR can help prevent
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| that have hazards in them.Look for safety
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| | CO poisoning.Consumers should install CO
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| gates that children cannot dislodge
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| | detectors near sleeping areas in their
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| easily, but that adults can open and
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| | homes. Households that should use CO
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| close without difficulty. For the top of
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| | detectors include those with gas or oil
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| stairs, gates that screw to the wall are
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| | heat or with attached garages.WINDOW
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| more secure than pressure gates."New
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| | BLIND CORD SAFETY TASSELS on miniblinds
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| safety gates that meet safety standards
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| | and tension devices on vertical blinds
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| display a certification seal from the
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| | and drapery cords can help prevent deaths
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| Juvenile Products Manufacturers
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| | and injuries from strangulation in the
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| Association (JPMA). If you have an older
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| | loops of cords.For older miniblinds, cut
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| safety gate, he sure it doesn't have "V''
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| | the card loop, remove the buckle, and put
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| shapes that are large enough for a
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| | safety tassels on each cord. Be sure that
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| child's head and neck to fit into.DOOR
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| | older vertical blinds and drapery cords
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| KNOB COVERS and DOOR LOCKS can help keep
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| | have tension or tie-down devices to hold
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| children away from places with hazards,
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| | the cords tight. When buying new
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| including swimming pools.Be sure the door
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| | miniblinds, verticals, and draperies, ask
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| knob cover is sturdy enough not to break,
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| | for safety features to prevent child
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| but allows a door to be opened quickly by
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| | strangulation.DOOR STOPS and DOOR HOLDERS
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| an adult in case of emergency. By
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| | on doors and door hinges can help prevent
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| restricting access to potentially
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| | small fingers and hands from being
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| hazardous rooms in the home, door knob
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| | pinched or crushed in doors and door
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| covers could help prevent many kinds of
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| | hinges.Be sure any safety device for
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| injuries. To prevent access to swimming
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| | doors is easy to use and is not likely to
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| pools, door locks should be placed high
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| | break into small parts, which could be a
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| out of reach of young children. Locks
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| | choking hazard for young
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| should be used in addition to fences and
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| | children.CORDLESS PHONES help you watch
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| door alarms. Sliding glass doors, with
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| | your child continuously, without leaving
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| locks that must be re-secured after each
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| | the vicinity to answer a phone call.
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| use, are often not an effective barrier
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| | Cordless phones are especially helpful
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| to pools.ANTI-SCALD DEVICES for
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| | when children are in or near water,
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| regulating water temperature can help
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| | whether it's the bathtub, the swimming
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| prevent burns.Consider using anti-scald
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| | pool, or the beach.Masni Rizal Mansor is
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| devices for faucets and showerheads. A
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| | co-publisher of He provides tips and
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| plumber may need to install these. In
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| | review on baby
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| addition, if you live in your own home,
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| | monitor, baby
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| set water heater temperature to 120
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| | furniture and how
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| degrees Fahrenheit to help prevent burns
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| | to breastfeed your baby.
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