Preventing Household Accidents

• Never leave a baby unattended in the bath. If you must answer the telephone or door, don't rely on an older sibling to watch the baby; wrap the baby in a towel and bring him or her with you.
• Never leave a small child unattended near a bucket filled with any amount of water or other liquid.
• ?Keep bathroom doors closed at all times.
• Move chairs, cribs, beds, and other furniture away from windows to prevent children from climbing onto sills.
• Never leave a child unattended around stairs - even those that are gated.
• Keep stairways clear of toys, shoes, loose carpeting, etc.
• Attach protective padding or other specially designed covers to corners of coffee tables, furniture, and countertops with sharp edges.
• Clean up any spills around the home immediately.
• Never leave a baby unattended on a changing table or bed
• Keep side rails up on cribs.
• Never put an infant in a crib or on a bed with soft bedding, blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, or plush toys.
• Keep plastic garbage bags and large sandwich-style plastic bags out of the reach of young kids.
• Keep knives, forks, scissors, and other sharp utensils in a drawer with a safety latch.
• Never tell a child that medicine tastes like candy.
• Store all medications — prescription and nonprescription — in a locked cabinet, far from kids' reach.
• Store household cleaning products and aerosol sprays in a high cabinet far from reach.
• Put child-safety covers on all electrical outlets.