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