Posts Tagged ‘safety at home’
I learned an interesting fact today. Children can reach the hyperthermic danger zone at a much faster rate than adults. That means that an adult sitting in a hot car in the summertime will take longer to reach the heat danger zone than a child in the same car for the same length of time. Baby’s safety is greatly threatened when we leave them in the car while we run errands
The temperatures inside an automobile increase at a surprising rate in comparison to outside temperatures. Leaving our children in the automobile while we run errands will place the child at great risk.
The size of baby walkers has come under scrutiny by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. They alert us to the hazard of babies in baby walkers that will fit through door frames. The baby could accidentally encounter a flight of stairs as well as other hazards.
The Safety Commission warns that the walkers should measure in width a size sufficient to stop the child from traveling through a door into possible hazards that you did not anticipate. Child Safety would be much easier to maintain if the child was confined to one room as he begins to travel around under his own power.
Baby safety at home is increased immeasurably when you secure your flat screen television to prevent it toppling over on top of a child. With this safety lock the screen can still pivot to the right and left for perfect viewing.
Your peace of mind and the child’s safety are ensured from the risk of upsetting the flat screen tv onto the child by easily installing this locking device. The lock fits most 32 to 60 inch flat screens and can easily be installed from existing mounting holes on the back of the screen. With this device the television cannot be moved forward or back.
Knee and elbow pads for bathing sounds rather strange and I wondered what it could possibly be when I first heard the phrase. The bathtub that can be so comfortable when you are in it with loads of hot water, can be very uncomfortable for the mother or father while they are assisting their child while he bathes. The knee and elbow pads are for that purpose. They can make this task easier and more comfortable.
In addition the pad will be there when the child exits the tub and will ensure extra safety at home for him as it keeps him from slipping on a wet floor. There is a non slip surface on the bottom of the pads to ensure the safety.
When baby first learns to stand, the second thing he learns is to fall. The tables that your child leans on while learning to walk can suddenly become a little dangerous for him. Those sharp edges can cause harm when he falls and bumps against the sharp object.
There has now become a padding for sharp edges that is easy to use and inexpensive. This will fit round, square, oblong or any other shape of table. A lot of your concern for your baby’s falling will be less as it will be saving him from many bumps and bruises. This is one of the first of the items you will need for baby safety at home as he begins to move around the house.
Here is a great product for the coming summer months. Since we do most of our travel in the summers, there is nothing more safe for the baby or young toddler than his own travel tent. Sometimes it is very difficult to find a safe place for the child to rest. This will make them a safe place wherever they are. This sanitary sleeping spot will keep them free of insect bites and winds.
In addition it can be used indoors when you are traveling to see family and friends. There will always be a place for the child to sleep and you will know the history of the bed your child is occupying.
This child’s sleeping tent comes with an inflatable mattress and an air pump. There is a washable sleeping pad and a wind air screen.
The safety standards of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission require that children under five years of age wear safety helmets that cover more of the heads than those provided for adults. The helmets for children provide protection for the more fragile areas of a young child’s skull.
The USCPSC also provides their recommendations on how the helmet should be worn to further promote the child’s safety.
1. The helmet should be worn flat on the head rather than at an angle.
2. The helmet should fit snugly.
3. Do not wear the helmet so that it obstructs your view.
4. Make sure you fasten the chin strap and leave it fastened.
When searching for the child’s safety helmet for your child, it is important that the helmet have the certification by the manufacturers, importers or private labelers that the helmet has been tested to meet the requirements of the bicycle helmet safety standards.
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission figures released in 2009, about 900 people die in bicycle related accidents each year, of which 200 or more were children. About sixty percent of these deaths were caused by head injury. In addition the commission states that more than half a million accidents were reported by emergency rooms and were treated in 2009.
Be sure to look for the certification on the bicycle helmet you choose for your children.
The use of drawstrings in fastening children’s sweatshirts has been listed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as a hazard for children which could cause strangulation if the strings were caught while the child was playing or even in the baby’s crib. They recommend that if you have such sweatshirts in your home you take the drawstrings out of the garment for your child’s safety. Even the drawstrings that some sweatshirts provide around the waist of the sweatshirt can cause hazard and there are guidelines as to the length of the drawstring on the waist.
It is imperative that we keep up to date on these warnings as like so many things around the home a sweatshirt can seem so harmless. Now that it is pointed out to me I can see the danger of the string being caught.
In a previous post we stated that the Consumer Product Safety Commission planned to issue a warning regarding fabric baby slings and baby safety. The CPSC has now issued a news release warning parents of children under four months of age in the hazards they face in using the fabric sling. Babies who were born prematurely, the smaller twin baby, and children with breathing conditions such as a cold were common factors in the deaths of infants in the sling.
Checking your baby often, making sure you can see his face, making sure at he does not have his head forward into his chest, making sure his face is not pressed against the fabric, and making sure that his face is not pressed against the wearer’s body were suggestions given by the CPSC.