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Summary
You can't remove all the safety hazards from your life, but you can reduce them. To avoid many major hazards and prepare for emergencies:
- Keep emergency phone numbers by your telephones
- Make a first aid kit for your home
- Make a family emergency plan
- Install and maintain smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
- Keep guns unloaded and locked up. Lock up the ammunition separately.
- Follow the directions carefully when using tools or equipment
Young children are especially at risk. Supervision is the best way to keep them safe. Childproofing the house can also help.
Learn More
- American Red Cross Also in Spanish
-
Child Safety: MedlinePlus Health Topic
(National Library of Medicine)
Also in Spanish
- Guns in the Home: How to Keep Kids Safe (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- Home Electrical Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - PDF
- Preventing Injuries from Electrical, Heating, and Cooling Systems (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Safety for Older Consumers: Home Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - PDF
- Staying safe at home (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
The information on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or advice. Contact a health care provider if you have questions about your health.