![]() Natividad is the only hospital in Monterey County with an on-site pediatrician 24 hours a day. Plants: Ensure all potentially poisonous plants are out of reach of children.Electrical shock: Ensure all outlets are covered properly.Dangerous chemicals: Ensure all potentially dangerous chemicals/alcohol in the kitchen, bathroom, garage or basement are locked in a cabinet or place in an area out of reach of children.Ensure smoke detectors are functional at all times on every level of the home and outside of every bedroom. Your home should have a water temperature guard to ensure the temperature is not greater than 120 degrees. Burns: Heat from stoves, hot liquids or steam cause more damage to young children than older kids and adults.Ensure railing spaces are spaced so that head entrapment is not possible. Entrapments: Protect fingers from doors hinges by keeping doors fully open or locked closed.Sweep the floor or vacuum the carpet regularly. Choking/suffocation: Any toy small enough to fit in a paper towel roll is a potential choking hazard pieces of food, paper clips, coins.Batteries: Tiny batteries are the most dangerous. ![]() Lamps: Purchase lamps with a sturdy base, secure cords so they cannot be pulled, place lamps far back and out of reach and consider adhesive on the bottom of lamps.Move furniture away from windows and ensure cords are not accessible to children. Remove, if possible, store away or install safety tassels. Blinds and shades: Cords, especially looped, are a strangulation hazard.Any furniture that can tip over, TVs, dressers, bookshelves, must be secured to a wall. Furniture and Fireplaces: Cover furniture corners and fireplace edges with padding or bumpers. ![]() A momentary lapse of seconds could prove fatal.
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