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Install UL-listed smoke alarms on every oor and in living rooms,every bedroom, outside o sleeping areas and at the top andbottom o stairways.

Replace alarms in your home that are more than 10 years old. Iyou don’t know when your alarms were installed, replace them.

Create and practice a fre escape plan that includes two exits

out o each room with details such as who will assist your baby/ child. Should a fre occur, go to your outdoor meeting placeimmediately and call the fre department rom there. Neverre-enter your house.

Put all lighters and matches out o your child’s reach and view

Turn the temperature on your home’s water heater down to120˚ F to prevent scalds. Test bath water beore bathing baby.It should be no more than 100˚ F. I it eels hot to you, it willburn your baby.

Install special tub spouts and shower heads that prevent

hot water burns. Cover unused electrical sockets with outlet plugs or guards.

CONSI DE R THIS:

Consi der Wireless Interconnecte d

Smoke Alarms. These alarms link to

gether

so when one alarm soun ds, all alarm

s in

the home soun d, pro vi ding more es

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time for your family.



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Lay babies on their backs to sleep.

Do not put pillows, blankets, or toys in the cribwith your baby.

Do not hang mobiles or other objects above thecrib that have strings or ribbons on them.

Scour the oor o every room in your home or objectssuch as coins, screws, buttons, and other small items.

Read the packaging on toys and games to veriy theyare age-appropriate or your child.

Do not let your child have small round ood likepeanuts or hard candy.

Always cut your toddler’s ood into small bites.

Cut all loops on window blind cords and makesure they are out o your child’s reach.

CONSI DE R THIS:

Any item small enough to t through

a toilet paper tube can be a chokin

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Install saety gates at the top and bottom o staircases.Consider gates that screw into the wall. They are moresecure than pressure gates.

Always use the saety straps provided or your babyon car seats, strollers, high chairs, and swings.

Keep cribs and urniture away rom windows.

Install window guards or window stops on all upperwindows. Familiarize yoursel with how to open thesewindows in the event o a fre.

Make sure there is a 9-12 inch protective layer omaterial (like mulch or wood chips) on the groundbeneath playground equipment.

CONSI DE R THIS:

When purchasing win dow guar ds, loo

k for

ones that voluntarily meet the sta

n dar ds

set by the American Society for Te

sting

an d Materials. These guar ds are designe d

to ha ve simple emergency-release

mechanisms in case of a re.



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Identiy poisonous substances in your home by looking or wordssuch as “Caution,” “Warning,” or “Danger” on the packaging.

Take all medicines and medical supplies out o purses,pockets, and drawers.

Make sure all poisons are locked up in a cabinet out o a child’s

reach and have child saety caps on all poisonous products.

Post the Poison Control Center number next to every phonein your home. [1-800-222-1222]

Have all your gas appliances checked every year. I usedimproperly or not working correctly, uel burning appliancescan emit carbon monoxide (CO), a colorless, odorless, tastelessgas that can be atal to you and your baby in minutes.

Install at least one UL-listed CO alarm on each oor and nearsleeping areas. It is the only sae way to detect CO in your home.Visit www.KnowAboutCO.com or inormation on CO Saety

and code requirements in your area.

CONSI DE R THIS:

Install a combination smoke / CO ala

rm.

Ki d de ’s Talking Alarm inclu des a voic

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warning that clearly announces “

re”

or “carbon monoxi de,” alerting you

to the hazar d in your home.



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Never leave your child unattended in the bathtubor the pool.

Stay within reach o your child when they are inor near water.

Install toilet lid locks on all toilets in your home.

Turn all large buckets bottom-up to prevent themrom collecting water.

Install a ence around your pool or hot tub, andalways keep the gate locked and shut.

Never rely on personal otation devices orswimming lessons to protect your child.

CONSI DE R THIS:

Pool isolation fencing coul d pre vent

50

to 90 percent of chil dhoo d resi dent

ial

pool drownings an d near drownings.

Door alarms, pool alarms an d autom

atic

pool co vers, when use d correctly, m

ay

a d d extra protection.



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Smoke alarms

Carbon monoxide alarms

Fire extinguishers

Escape ladders

Saety gates

Window guards / window stops

Cabinet locks

Outlet protectors

Corner protectorsand edge cushions

Cord shorteners

TV and DVD player guards

Monitors

Fireplace guard

Doorknob covers

Finger pinch guards

Broom

Toilet lid locks

Scald-preventingshower heads/tub spouts

Bathtub sot spout covers

Non-skid mats

Locks or the

medicine cabinet

Bath thermometer

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Appliance locks/latches

Stove and burner guards

Stove knob covers

Rerigerator latch

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This inormation is brought to you by Kidde

Sources: Home Saety Council, the National Fire Protection Association,the Centers or Disease Control and Sae Kids Worldwide, and Prevention

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