More than two million children every year go to the hospital because of accidents at home. There are ways to prevent them, but they can cost
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, a British non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of accidents, around 62 children under the age of five die every year from domestic accidents, but up to 76,000 a year must be treated by the same cause.
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There are many ways to prevent these accidents, parents should consider what it may cost them to adapt their home to make it safer for their babies.
Falls are the most frequent accident, and burns represent the greatest danger. Although the most important thing to prevent any type of accident is to maintain supervision over children and babies, there are products that can help to build a safer environment for them, but in no way are substitutes for adequate supervision.
1. Put barriers in the stairs
Falls account for 44% of home accidents according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Although most of these occur due to trips that result in a fall on the same level as the baby is, the most serious are those involving several levels. Therefore, it is essential to protect the stairs so that your baby is not at risk of falling at several levels.
There are many types of barriers, but for use on stairs, it is recommended they have fixed supports mounted on the walls. There are also many styles to adapt the barrier to the decoration of the house. Most of them cost between $ 40 and $ 70 dollars, depending on the materials you use.
2. Make your toilets safe
Did you know that a child can drown in water three centimeters deep? For this reason, it is important to secure your toilets so that your baby does not run this risk. Also, the water in a toilet is contaminated with bacteria that could harm him, and even IGNORE INTOxicate him.
These insurances are very easy to open for an adult, but not for children, and no tools are needed to install them. Each one costs around $ 8 dollars.
3. Covers for the water tap of the bathtub
The bathroom is a place where the risks for a baby abound, again, the main thing is always to supervise your baby while he is in the bathtub. However, there are some things you can buy to help, because even if you are supervising them, your babies can become very restless, and in the bathroom, some of the most common risks have to do with blows and burns.
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The water taps of the bath catches the children's attention, because they realize that this is where the water comes from, but it is also strong and it can get very hot and burn his skin. For that, there are soft covers and water approval, which ensure that your baby's curiosity does not cause accidents.
They exist in many designs and materials, but the most basic ones cost around $ 11 dollars, while others with technological attachments allow measuring the temperature of the water that comes out of the tap. They can cost around $ 30 dollars.
4. Covers for the corners and edges of your house
As your baby learns to move and explore your home, there is a greater risk of falling or hitting against a corner or edge, either from furniture or walls. Since falls and bumps are the leading cause of injury in babies from zero to four years old, it is important to provide a safe place for you to let your baby explore more peacefully.
There are protectors for both corners and edges in many materials, but the preferable ones are the softest and manufactured in safe materials in case your baby decides to play with them. The most common are those that are made of adhesive gels or silicones, you can expect that a package with 20 protectors will cost you around $ 15 dollars.
5. Protectors for electrical outlets
Few things around the house represent as much risk to children as electrical outlets. The result of inserting fingers or a metal object IGNORE INTO one of these can have very serious consequences due to electrocution, which could even be fatal. Although, again, supervision is key, there are also many products that can help take this risk decreases.
The most common is to use plastic protectors that are inserted inside the intakes. Although these are very cheap and useful, they do not allow you to use the sockets to connect appliances and devices. To counteract this disadvantage, there are some protective boxes. These are mounted on the wall above the socket and put out of reach of children, but also allow electric cables to cross it so that you continue using it in whatever you need. A pack of 36 simple plastic protectors costs around $ 3 dollars, while one of the protective boxes can cost up to $ 11 dollars.
LatinAmerican Post | Pedro Bernal
Translated from “¿Sabes si tu casa es segura para tu bebé? 5 cosas que debes tener”
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