Baby Safety Checklist
__ Don't leave your baby alone in a highchair; always use all safety straps. This will prevent injuries and deaths from the baby climbing out, falling, or sliding under the tray. Be sure to use safety straps in strollers and baby swings.
__ Use your stove's back burners and keep pot handles turned to the back of the stove. This will prevent deaths and injuries from burns. In addition, keep children away from tablecloths, so they can't pull down hot foods or liquids on themselves.
__ Lock household cleaning products, knives, matches and plastic bags away from children. This will prevent poisonings, bleeding injuries, burns and suffocation.
__ Install smoke detectors on each floor of your home, especially near sleeping areas; change the batteries yearly. This will prevent deaths and injuries from fires.
__ Use safety gates to block stairways and safety plugs to cover electrical outlets. This will prevent injuries from falls and electric shocks.
__ Keep all small objects, including tiny toys and balloons, away from young children. This will prevent choking and possible death.