Childproofing Your Home PART 2

Childproofing Your Home Part 2

Purchase or assemble a first aid kit for minor injuries. Basic supplies include bandages, antibiotic ointment, gauze pads, aspirin and/or nonaspirin pain relievers, antibiotic ointment, and medical adhesive tape. You may also want to include large adhesive bandages, Ace-type bandages, antiseptic wipes, different sizes of sterile pads and rolls of gauze, tweezers, safety pins, latex gloves, burn medication, sun screen, eye drops, and first aid instructions.

Write down emergency contact numbers and place them near your phone. Also consider attaching the same list to your refrigerator. Along with 911, list your local police department dispatch number, the fire department dispatch number, the local ambulance service, family doctor, closest emergency room, and the national poison control hotline number
(1-800-222-1222). Set emergency numbers as speed dials in your home phone and cell phone and make sure any children who are five years old or older know how to use the phone in case of an emergency.

Use tight fitting edge and corner covers or bumpers on hard furniture and fireplace hearths to protect a child in case of a fall.

To prevent falls for both children and adults, make sure all rugs and runners have non-slip backing or remove them.