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The home is a palace, a family castle, once a dangerous place for beloved baby. Often we hear so many events that killed the child because of an accident at home. The caused of this is due to poisoning, electrical shock, drowning, and many more. Let’s see farther, places anywhere in the house that are harmful to children.
1. KITCHEN
The kitchen is the heart and soul of the house, but once the source of the problem. Because cooking requires fire and it was very dangerous for children as well as adults.
Therefore, you should never leave the kitchen while cooking / lighting the stove. The most common accidents are children scalded from the flask, heat the oil spill hit the pan, or playing with matches in the kitchen so that there is a fire.
2. BATH ROOM
Believe it or not, children can drown and die just because the water in the bucket. Well, never did leave the children (especially infants) alone near some water. Children have a great curiosity and have not understood the danger. He could have put his head into a bucket and could not pull back so that eventually killed immersed in water.
If you would bathe a baby in a large bucket or bathtub, make sure he was always in the arms of your hand. Also avoid leaving the child in the bathroom just to answer the ringing phone, took a towel, or a reason for “trivial” others. Prepare all the bathroom fixtures before you bathe your baby and place not far from where he bathed.
Fell in the bathroom is also the cause of the accident and death. Elderly people often easily slip so that eventually suffered a stroke and died. So, be sure to clean the bathroom so as not to slippery, put rubber mats in the bathtub, provide a doormat, and so forth.
3. BOXES / MATERIALS CHEMICAL & medicine cabinet
Every day, there was just a child that must be taken to a hospital emergency department due to toxicity of chemicals and drugs. Small dispensaries, cabinets to store needs a bathroom that contains chemicals is a magnet for curious children. Although only baby oil and cleaning the mouth that contains ethanol, it still has the potential to poison.
There’s no other way, make sure the medicine cabinet, shelves to store shampoo, mop liquid, liquid insect repellent, always in a state are closed and locked. Be careful also if there are guests staying at home such as a grandmother or other relatives who happened to bring their personal medications. Make sure to request that they keep well and do not put it carelessly in rooms because it can endanger your child.
4. Stairs
Fall is a scary thing for everyone. Especially for elderly people because of falling can cause it to lose its independence. If you create a safe home for the elderly, mean safe for everyone.
Fatal fall occurred because of a fall from a lot of stairs (falling out of bed occupied the second rank). Well, the secret of maintaining security is to make a ladder rungs are always clean, do not exist any item on the stairs. Do not climb the stairs with high heels. Before climbing the stairs, both feet must be stable.
5. SWIMMING POOL
Today growing number of homes that have swimming pools which is something interesting and fun, as well as dangerous. Every year, hundreds of children drown in swimming pools. As well as the regulations for the bathroom and the tub, do not ever leave a child one moment in the pool. Keep children out of the water when there is no guarding.
