What you can do to keep you and your family safe at home
Keeping your family out of harm’s way is your Number 1 priority. Unfortunately, many of our homes can be dangerous – preventable injuries and deaths continue to rise in homes and communities.
The Council estimates everyday approximately 245 people die of unintentional injuries in homes and communities. In 2007, the six leading causes of unintentional injury death in the U.S. were:
Below are a few of the many strategies to prevent injuries:
Keeping your family out of harm’s way is your Number 1 priority. Unfortunately, many of our homes can be dangerous – preventable injuries and deaths continue to rise in homes and communities.
The Council estimates everyday approximately 245 people die of unintentional injuries in homes and communities. In 2007, the six leading causes of unintentional injury death in the U.S. were:
- Motor vehicle crashes
- Poisonings, including unintentional overdoses
- Falls
- Choking
- Drowning
- Fires, flames and smoke
Below are a few of the many strategies to prevent injuries:
- Stay off your cell phone when you aredriving. Your safety practices directly influence the safety practices of your children.
- Get trained in first aid, CPR and AED online or in a classroom.
- Check and if necessary, change the batteries on yoursmoke and carbon monoxide detector.
- Properly dispose of unused and expired medications.