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How to avoid common infant accident

 

Always keep them out of children's reach. Even more, by turning away from small children when taking medicine or vitamins is wise to do so they cannot watch you doing it. Children like to imitate their parents or older siblings. The risk of these is children choking on medicines and vitamins not for them. While eating, parents must attend to their child since children can also choke on food or other foreign objects. It may seem scary, but babies choke all the time. They're constantly putting objects in their mouths, and they have trouble swallowing some foods. Small items stuck in a nostril like small stones, chewable vitamins, pebbles, and peas may also happen.
             Children are also fond of crawling and climbing up on furniture or appliances. They may crawl inside refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, and washer/dryer and get stuck. They may also pinch their fingers on doors of these appliances. To avoid this, we must secure these appliances.
             Children may have head injuries caused by falls from high chairs, furniture, stairs, and play equipment. It is also important to secure heavy furniture to walls. This is because young children can pull themselves up and climb on furniture, and it can tip over on top of them. When a child learns to stand and climb on furniture, parents must position cribs/beds and any other furniture away from windows. Young children can climb up, open windows, and possibly fall out. So safety locks must be placed on windows or open them few inches only. .
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             There are several safety concerns in the living room or dining room of a home. Electrical cords and outlets, vertical/horizontal blind and curtain cords, heavy furniture, and sharp edges on furniture are the most important. Children love to explore and discover new things for them. They may stick objects into electrical outlets or they may unplug appliances. Hence, electrical outlets, even those with cords plugged into them, should be covered.


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