| We all know seatbelts and bicycle helmets save lives. | | | | glass dishes in high-up cabinets, Store all harmful |
| We also know, and teach our children, to look both | | | | cleaning products out of your child's reach, Use the |
| ways when crossing a street and to never talk to | | | | back burners, which your child can't access, whenever |
| strangers, but these precautionary measures don't | | | | you cook and Stay in the room when kitchen |
| prevent accidents from occurring in our own homes. | | | | appliances, such as deep fryers, blenders, stoves, and |
| More than 75% of all injuries occur in the home or | | | | microwaves, are used. |
| surrounding areas, and a set of home safety tips can | | | | Incorporating these kitchen-specific home safety tips |
| prevent the majority of all home accidents. The | | | | into your home improves your chances of not |
| following home safety tips teach you how to ensure | | | | spending tonight at the emergency room.Home Safety |
| your and your children's safety in the two most used | | | | Tips for Living Areas |
| areas of your home.Home Safety Tips for the Kitchen: | | | | The term "living areas" isn't exclusive to just the living |
| The kitchen is home to many different life-threatening | | | | room. Living-area home safety tips are for all areas of |
| objects and substances. Each year, more than one | | | | your home in which you and your family spend a |
| thousand children are killed by ingesting poisonous | | | | significant amount of time. These areas contain a |
| substances, but the majority of households still keep | | | | plethora of objects that could prove hazardous. |
| cleaning supplies, such as bleach and ammonia, under | | | | Electric cords, window blinds, and sharp corners are all |
| the kitchen sink, at kid level. "Junk drawers," which are | | | | considered potential dangers. The home safety tips |
| found in most kitchens, are usually full of everything | | | | below turn your home's living areas into safe havens |
| from ink pens and thumb tacks to scissors and super | | | | for you and your family, Insert child-proof plugs into |
| glue. All of these things, when in a child's hands, are | | | | each electrical outlet in your home., Wind window |
| extremely dangerous. When properly integrated, the | | | | cords, which are a strangling hazard, so they are out |
| following home safety tips, designated for your kitchen, | | | | of your child's reach, Install window guards on all |
| keep your child out of harm's way. Install child-proof | | | | upstairs windows to keep children from falling out, |
| door and drawer locks throughout your kitchen, Monitor | | | | Place corner guards on all sharp edges to prevent |
| your child, no matter his or her age, every time he or | | | | knocked out teeth or bruised shins and Mount safety |
| she cooks, Keep kitchen utensils such as knives and | | | | gates at the top and bottom of all staircases. |