Risk Areas
Batteries
Little kids love to explore, and when they find something new, what’s the first thing they do? Put it in their mouths. Electronic devices are getting smaller, slimmer and sleeker. There are mini remote controls, small calculators, watches, key fobs, flameless candles and musical greeting cards. Kids love to pick them up, play with them and take them apart, often exposing dangerous button batteries inside. Here are few things to remember to make sure these batteries stay where they belong.
Find out ways to protect your child HERE.
Batteries
Little kids love to explore, and when they find something new, what’s the first thing they do? Put it in their mouths. Electronic devices are getting smaller, slimmer and sleeker. There are mini remote controls, small calculators, watches, key fobs, flameless candles and musical greeting cards. Kids love to pick them up, play with them and take them apart, often exposing dangerous button batteries inside. Here are few things to remember to make sure these batteries stay where they belong.
Find out ways to protect your child HERE.
Burns and Scalds
The smell of cookies baking in the oven or tasty sauces simmering on the stovetop is hard to resist for adults and kids alike. Here are a few simple steps to keep your little chef safe from potential burns, whether in the kitchen, around a fireplace or in any other part of your home.
Find tips HERE.
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gas that you cannot see, taste or smell. In 2009, poison control centers reported more than 3,500 cases of carbon monoxide exposure in children 19 and under.
Learn how to protect your family HERE.
Choking and Strangulation
Among children treated in emergency rooms for non-fatal choking incidents, almost 60 percent were food-related. Overall, 13 percent of cases involved swallowing coins and 19 percent involved candy or gum.
Learn about other dangers regarding choking and strangulation HERE.
Falls
Unintentional falls are the leading cause of non-fatal injuries for children in the United States. In 2012, unintentional falls resulted in nearly 3 million injuries requiring treatment in an emergency room. These injuries resulted from activities such as climbing on furniture, playing near an unsecured window, falling down stairs or playing on playgrounds.
Get prevention tips HERE.
Want a great book on childhood falls, written by a family that went through it? Visit our Infant and Home Safety Page.
Fire
Home fires can start and spread quickly, which is why we all need to be careful and educated when it comes to fire safety. Just a little bit of planning can make a big difference for your family.
Check out great tips HERE.
Guns
It is estimated that about one third of households with childrens ages 18 and under have a gun in the home.
Lean essential gun safety tips HERE.
Medication
Put the toll-free Poison Help Number into your home and cell phone: 1-800-222-1222.
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Poison
Let’s face it, sometimes kids get into things that they probably shouldn’t. Here are a few tips to keep little explorers from finding their way into household items that could be dangerous.
To read these tips, click HERE.
Sleep Safety and Suffocation
Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury-related death among children under 1 year of age. Nearly three-quarters of suffocation deaths among infants are from accidental suffocation or strangulation in bed.
Top safety tips are HERE.
Toy Safety
Toys and games are tons of fun for kids and adults. Whether your kids are working on a puzzle, playing with building blocks or even inventing their own games, here are a few things to think about to help them stay safer and have a blast.
View the tips HERE.
TV and Furniture Tip-Overs
Every 3 weeks a child dies from a television tipping over. Over the past 10 years, a child visited the emergency room every 45 minutes because of a TV tipping over.
Find out the best ways to protect your children HERE.
Water and Drowning
Want great tips for water around the home, swimming, and boating safety?
Click HERE.
And click HERE for our page listing our LIFE JACKET LOANER CABINET locations.
Water and Drowning
Want great tips for water around the home, swimming, and boating safety?
Click HERE.
And click HERE for our page listing our LIFE JACKET LOANER CABINET locations.
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CPR TRAINING
FREE CPR classes for groups of 10 or more. Contact Thurston County Medic One by phone at 360.704.2780 or Click HERE for more information.
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