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Keeping your home hazard-free

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Falls are the leading cause of accidental
injuries to children.
Account for more than half of all nonfatal
injuries to children.
Leading cause of injuries related to nursery
products.
Children ages 5 and under account for half of
the fall-related injuries treated in emergency
rooms.
Don’t leave babies alone on furniture—
including beds, tables, sofas, cribs with the
guardrails down, or changing tables—even if
they have never rolled over.
If you have area rugs on bare floors, secure
them with slip-resistant mats.
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Children fall because they are curious and their
motor skills aren’t well-developed.
Baby walkers, windows, and playground
equipment are the products most often linked
to injuries requiring hospitalization.
In one year, more than 4,000 children ages 4
and under were treated in emergency rooms for
injuries suffered while they were using baby
walkers.
Even with close adult supervision, baby
walkers are not safe.
Four out of five infants injured while using
baby walkers were being supervised at the
time.
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More than half the time, the parent or babysitter
was in the same room.
Never use baby walkers on wheels.
Safer alternatives include stationary seats that
let a child rotate and bounce, stationary activity
centers, and play pens.
Install safety gates at the top and bottom of
stairs, to keep infants and toddlers from falling
down and from climbing.
Don’t use accordion gates with large openings,
which can trap children.
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Toddlers are at the greatest risk of falling out of
windows.
More than 4,000 children ages 14 and under are
treated in hospital emergency rooms every year
for injuries suffered when they fell out of
windows.
Move chairs, cribs and other furniture away
from windows.
For more safety resources, visit safetycenter.navy.mil