
Dr. Chetan Ginigeri
A passionate Child Health Advocate, Paediatric Emergency and ICU consultant, Child Safety Expert, Author, and Teambuilder – Dr. Chetan Ginigeri wears different hats according to the role necessit More
Written by Dr. Chetan Ginigeri
A passionate Child Health Advocate, Paediatric Emergency and ICU consultant, Child Safety Expert, Author, and Teambuilder – Dr. Chetan Ginigeri wears different hats according to the role necessit More
One of the greatest worries of parents of toddlers is to protect their kids from electric shocks. Parents must be fully aware of electricity safety tips for kids and take every move the secure their house to prevent shocks to their little ones. As soon as babies start crawling and walking, they start experimenting with everything they get in their way. Their first instinct will be to put it in their mouth. Thus growing kids often suffer from upset tummies and diarrhea. But getting electrical wires or batteries in their reach can lead to more serious results.
And this could be fatal if your kid gets his/her reach up to the electrical sockets. Thus training your kid about electricity, how it works, and electrical safety is very important. But at first, you will have to install child-safe electrical sockets and switches in your house. Here are some tips for how to childproof your home and how to educate your kid about electric safety.
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An electric shock can be very dangerous for even adults. For kids, even a little bit of electric shock can cause trauma, cardiac arrest, and even death. The level of danger of electricity increases with the increase of its voltage, the strength of the current, and the length of time of its contact with the body.
The dangerous effects of electricity can be:
So the risk factor of electric shocks is very high for not only the kids but also for adults. So you need to make your house shockproof.
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To childproof your home against electrical dangers you will have to do the following:
Here are some tips you should follow in your daily life to secure your kid from electric shocks:
Prevention is the best cure. You cannot be present all the time to check on your kid. But if you teach electric safety to your kid then they will keep a safe distance from danger.
Here is how you should teach your kid about electric safety:
You will have to show the presence of mind and immediate action in case of electric shocks. Here is how can you lessen the damage of an electric shock by first aid.
So following these electricity safety tips for kids and educating and informing your kid about electricity at the right time can save your kid from any unfortunate accident. And in case it happens, do not panic, call an ambulance and give the necessary first aid to the kid till help arrives.
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The symptoms of electric shock are numbness, muscle spasms, breathing problem, hearing problem, loss of consciousness, etc.
Yes, children often tend to put their fingers in the electric socket and get electrocuted. To prevent this use childproof caps to cover those sockets when you are not using them.
Yes, UK plugs are very much safe and child friendly. They have a shutter that covers the socket. When you push the plugin then only the shutter shifts. But using child-proof socket caps is the best solution.
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Dr Chetan Ginigeri is an experienced Pediatric Intensivist with national and international training. With 15 years of experience, he is one among very few Intensivists in India trained to take care of children who need/had organ transplants. He has been responsible for coordinating the Pediatric Organ Transplant program.Read more.
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