Safety Facts # 1
Infants and toddlers are top heavy and topplable. When children fall from height, the head will hit the ground first.
Safety Facts # 2
Infants mouth everything. It can be anything from a crawling insect to a button battery.
Safety Facts # 3
Kids have very weak legs. They cannot wriggle out of danger.
Safety Facts # 4
Toddlers are like little scientists. Their ability to explore their environment is not matched by their ability to understand danger
Safety Facts # 5
A child's curiosity and fearlessness makes them very prone for accidents.
Safety Facts # 6
A child's peripheral vision is limited. They have very poor sense of speed and poor judgement of on coming things. You can see them bumping into things all the time.
Safety Facts # 7
Children depend upon us for 3 Ls - Love Laughter and Learning. Let us add as S - Safety.
Safety Facts # 8
Toddlers world view is very limited. They have a tendency to grab and pull. Don't leave anything sharp, hot or heavy on edges of platforms.
Safety Facts # 9
Children's skin is 40% thinner than adult skin - it cuts, bruises and burns easily.
Safety Facts # 10
Indian kitchens are magical for children - its sounds, sights and aroma attract the children towards them. But most scalding burns happen in unsupervised kitchens.
Safety Facts # 11
Children learn to climb up first - climbing down skill comes about a year later. This puts them at risk of fall from heights.
Safety Facts # 12
Plastic covers are asphyxiation risk if put over the face for a long time as child may rebreathe its own carbon dioxide.
Safety Facts # 13
A 15 litre water storage bucket is one of the commonest cause of drownings in the world.
Safety Facts # 14
Children can drown in 1 inch of water if they fall face down.
Safety Facts # 15
Children should be put for swimming class only after 4 years. Only then they will be able to coordinate the breathing and limb movements.
Safety Facts # 16
Children do not understand Poison signs - All household poisons should be stored "Out of Sight" of children.
Safety Facts # 17
Transferring toilet cleaners into beverage bottle is a common reason for poisoning.
Safety Facts # 18
Toilet cleaners are corrosive poisons which can burn the mouth and food pipe from inside.
Safety Facts # 19
Button battery ingestion is a medical emergency - it can corrode the food pipe if stuck.
Safety Facts # 20
Any airway foreign body causing chocking needs urgent visit to hospital emergency and operation theatre.
Safety Facts # 21
Food has to be grated and mashed while feeding a child less than 3 years.
Safety Facts # 22
Feeding a child has to be done sitting upright on a static chair without running, playing , jumping.
Safety Facts # 23
Use always child proof switches and circuit breakers to protect against electrocution.
Safety Facts # 24
Any toy less than a diameter of a 1 rupee coin is a choking risk.
Safety Facts # 25
Children mimic what we do, not what we say. Always be good SAFETY role model for children.
Safety Facts # 26
As a pedestrian - always walk a child on the side of the footpath.
Safety Facts # 27
Every half a minute - a normal child dies on this planet due to a preventable accident.
Safety Facts # 28
Pets perceive children as threat around food. Pets can get aggressive with unknown children.
Safety Facts # 29
Automatic dishwasher detergents can be extremely corrosive when ingested accidentally.
Safety Facts # 30
Mosquito repellants are very neurotoxic and cause fits.
Safety Facts # 31
Paracetamol if ingested in toxic dose can cause liver failure. Always check the dosage and the preparation of paracetamol (drops, syrup or tablet).
Safety Facts # 32
Any ingested medicine will be absorbed by 30 minute. If any accidental ingestion of medicines has happened - rush to hospital within 30 minutes.
Safety Facts # 33
Children drown very silently even those who know swimming. Always ensure one is to one adult monitoring when child is in water.
Safety Facts # 34
In nature resort let children wear bright cloths; in case they get lost these bright colours are visible during arial search.