Safe Kids West Oregon

Preventing slips and falls. Anyone can be injured by a trip and a fall in the home or yard, prevent them by:

• Keeping walkways clear.
• Keeping electrical cords from crossing walkways or running under rugs.
• Make sure your throw rugs can’t slip/slide.

Medication and Household Product Safety: 

• Keep all medications, cleaners, chemicals, and batteries up and out of reach of children or locked away.
• Use cabinet locks if any of these items are kept in lower cabinets.
• Keep the POISON CONTROL number 1-800-222-1222 in your cell phone and posted on the refrigerator in your home.
• See poison.org for more information.

Water Safety: Drowning prevention:

• Empty cleaning buckets, wading pools, and other containers that hold water.
• Always have fences at least five feet high around pools, including above-ground pools.
• Always supervise kids in and around the water.
• See safekids.org/water safety

Sleep Safety:

• Babies should sleep on their backs for the first 12 months of life.
• Room share with your baby for the first 6-12 months of life.
• Don’t co-sleep.
• Use a firm mattress with a fitted crib sheet, and nothing else in the sleep space (including bumpers, pillows and soft or loose bedding).
• Sleep positioners such as wedges should not be used in the sleep space.

Window Safety: Open windows attract young curious children:

• Allow windows to be open no more than four inches by using window locks, guards or stops to prevent falls.
• Keep furniture away from the second story and higher windows to prevent climbing.
• See stopat4.com for more great tips!

Stair Safety:

• Child gates placed to the top and bottom of stairs can prevent falls.
• Install lights and light switches on walls near the top and bottom of the stairs.

Burn Safety:

• Do not hold a child while cooking at the stove.
• Keep all pots on back burners with handles faced away from the edge.
• Keep hot liquids away from the edges of the counters.
• Don’t leave children alone in rooms with space heaters.
• Water heater temperature should be set to 120 degrees or less to prevent scalding.

Fire/Carbon Monoxide Safety:

• Have a fire escape plan with your family with at least two exit routes and practice regularly.
• Have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors on every level of the house, test alarms monthly and change batteries at least annually.
• Store flammable liquids away from heat sources.
• Keep a fire extinguisher on every floor.
• Keep space heaters away from furniture, beds and curtains.

Furniture and Television Safety:

• Use anti-tip straps, braces, or brackets to help prevent furniture from falling over if a child is climbing on it.
• Mount flat screen televisions to the wall to prevent them from tipping over.

Electrical Safety:

• Use electrical outlet covers with mobile infant and toddlers in the home.
• Check for frayed wires.
• Keep wires out of reach of small children.
• Make sure there are no cords under rugs or across doorways.

Choking/Strangulation Safety:

• Keep small objects out of reach and sight of children. Look for and remove all small objects at eye level.
• Children can choke on objects smaller than a toilet paper roll.
• Keep cords and strings out of the reach of children, especially window blind cords and strings.

Driveway Safety:

• Ensure kids are not near the car when it is moving, especially when it is backing up.
• Have appropriate de-icing supplies or traction items (sand or salt) available for icy weather.

Gun Safety:

•  Store guns unloaded in a locked gun safe. Keep a gun lock on the firearm and store the ammunition separately.

• Safety Tips
• How to Not Get Hit by a Car
• Dangerous Things Teens do in Cars
• #MyHigh5 Safety Checklist

Bicycle Safety

Online bicycle registration

• https://project529.com/garage
• https://bikeindex.org/