Unfortunately, accidents/injuries occur frequently in children at home. I have explained the risks that can lead to home accidents below. Especially for children under the age of five, these arrangements that you will make in your home will be very effective in reducing injuries.
The windows of the children's room should be safe. Window security locks should be used in all windows with a sill height below 150 cm so that the child cannot open more than 10 cm. The locks should be mounted on the windows so that the child cannot open them, and they should be in a position that can be easily removed by adults in case of emergency. No furniture or items should be placed in front of the windows that facilitate access to the windows.
The corners and edges of items under 90 cm high that children can climb on should not be sharp and rounded.
To prevent carpets and rugs from slipping. , special anti-slip materials should be used underneath them.
Drawers and cabinets should be secured with special child safety locks so that small children do not pinch their hands and fingers and use them like ladders and climb on them.
Radiator and A special safety barrier should be placed in front of other heat sources to prevent children from being burned by touching or falling on them.
Children under 18 months (under 84 cm in height) must be placed in a cot. Children's cots must be durable and stable (as the child will constantly move and climb on them). The distance between the bed rails should not be narrower than 2.5 cm and wider than 6 cm in order to prevent fingers and hands from being caught and suffocated. The gap between the bed and the bed should not be more than 3-4 cm in order to prevent suffocation between the bed and the bedstead. The height between the top corner of the bed and the top of the bed should be at least 75 cm. When the child's height exceeds 89 cm, the child should be moved from the cot to an adult bed (a single bed in adult size) with a height of not more than 61 cm from the ground. Special child safety guards should be placed on both sides of the bed to prevent falling from the bed.
Babies should always be placed on their backs� is. They can be placed prone for a short time under observation while awake. Especially soft pillows make it easier to suffocate.
The fabric protectors (side pillows) placed on the sides of the cribs should be firm as they can cause suffocation. If it is soft, it will create a risk of suffocation as the child's mouth and nose may be covered. It should also be firmly fastened in at least six places. The length of the binding ropes should not be more than 14 cm and the side cushions should not be used after the children stand up.
If there is a mobile type toy on the bed, it should be ensured that the toy is securely attached to the bed. After the sixth month, the child should be lifted when he can sit up.
If the child uses a pacifier, it should not be hung around the neck with a chain or string to prevent suffocation. Pacifiers and similar items should not be held on the shoulder. It should not be forgotten that children can reach and aspirate the items attached to their shoulders.
Children's clothes should not be chosen from synthetic fabrics such as fast-burning nylon.
Baby walkers with wheels, which are one of the important causes of falls, should not be used due to the risk of accident.
Care should be taken to ensure that high baby (feeding) chairs have safety belts and that the baby is not left alone while in the chair.
Cots; should not be placed near windows, curtains and sockets.
Sockets should be covered with special plastic protectors when not in use so that they do not harm small children. Fixed ones should be preferred, as the movable ones of the socket protectors can be easily removed by children, put in the mouth and cause suffocation.
To prevent suffocation, the opening-closing ropes of curtains and blinds should be at a height that the child cannot reach, or the ropes should be designed in such a way that they do not harm the child with special safety equipment.
Special equipment suitable for child safety should be installed to prevent the door from closing.
All utensils and shelves hung on the wall should be hung securely so that they do not fall on the child.
Do not allow the child to hang on the wall, shelves and These items should be properly fixed to the wall with special security products in order to prevent them from tipping over as a result of trying to climb on the furniture.
Items such as vases that will fall and break with concussion should be fixed where they are.
Children should be provided with a reasonable amount of play space, except in areas where furniture and transition areas are placed.
Corners made for child safety should be attached to the corners and edges of angular and sharp objects such as tables and coffee tables.
Care should be taken not to have sharp corners of furniture and items whose height is less than 90 cm.
Safety glass should be used for glass furniture, doors and low windows, or glass safety film should be used to prevent it from falling apart when broken.
Special security locks should be used for windows.
Emergency phone numbers must be registered.
If the floor in the kitchen gets wet, it should be wiped immediately to prevent slipping.
Detergents and cleaning materials and toxic substances (insecticides, etc.) should be kept out of the reach of children and in the upper parts of closed private lockers or in cabinets and boxes with special security locks.
Children can pull pans or similar containers from the stove or kitchen counter and pour them on them. Special barriers can be used to prevent this.
When using hobs, pans and similar cooking utensils should be clean and the handles should be facing outwards, not in a way that the child can reach, but in the direction of the hob.
Special child cabinet locks should be used to prevent the refrigerator from being opened by children.
Small household appliances such as toasters, coffee and tea makers should be kept out of reach of children, both when using and when not in use.
Cover should not be used on the kitchen table, instead a serving mat should be used or the cover should be attached to the table with clips so that the child does not pull it over and spill it over.
Something hot should not be carried or drunk when there are children on the lap and nearby. Cable protection channels made for safety should be used.
Combustible utensils such as lighters and matches, and sharp and piercing utensils such as knives and forks should not be placed on the worktop where children can reach them.
Ovens, cookers, on-off and adjustment buttons should be controlled with special child safety locks, and special safety barriers should be used for heated oven glasses.
It should be noted that the tub, shower area and flooring in the bathroom are made of non-slip material.
It should be noted that the shower cabin around the shower area is a safe tempered glass or plastic material.
Electric sockets in the bathroom should not be close to wet areas such as bathtub, shower area, sink, and care should be taken to position the cables of electrical appliances that can be used in the bathroom, such as dryers and shavers, in such a way that they do not pass over the sink during use.
Bathroom and toilet doors should be equipped with removable hinges for emergencies, so that the door can be opened from the outside in case of danger, such as the child staying in the toilet.
Products containing toxic substances such as medicines, toilet and toiletries, make-up materials should be kept out of the reach of children or in drawers with special child locks, especially medicines, in boxes with special lock system.
The child should not be left alone in the bathroom, even for a few minutes.
Children falling into toilets is another cause of drowning. In addition, the lids of the toilets should always be kept closed and locked with a special child safety lock, as they can get their hands and fingers stuck between the toilet lids.
Soft special protectors should be placed on the bathroom faucets that extend into the tubs to prevent the child from hitting his head and being injured.
A bucket filled with water should not be left in the bathroom or in any corner of the house. It should be remembered that water with a height of 5 cm is enough for a child under three years old to drown.
Wardrobe It should be noted that the items are fixed in such a way that they cannot be knocked over when pulled, heavy items should not be stored on the wardrobe. Wardrobe doors must be unlocked from the inside.
Electrical appliances such as hair dryers should not be left plugged in.
Coins and other small objects should not be kept on items such as drawers, night lamps, coffee tables.
A gun should never be kept in the house. However, if it is found, it should be absolutely sure that it cannot be found by the child, since it is usually hidden in the bedroom. It should be kept locked and empty.
Special security guards should be applied to all windows where the child could reach. At the same time, these special protectors should be able to be opened easily by older children and parents in the event of a fire.
Since mosquito nets attached to windows cannot prevent children from falling out of the window, their protection should not be trusted
Doors should not open towards the playground. Against crooked closure, closing stopper devices should be attached to the doors.
Make sure that the door handles are not higher than 100 cm so that the child can reach them.
Special security locks should be installed on the doors of sections such as kitchen, bathroom, laundry room or special child safety doors should be used to prevent unsupervised entry.
In order to prevent children from pinching their fingers, special protective devices should be attached to all capillaries to prevent finger pinching.
The exit doors of the house should be bolted so that the child cannot reach them, and these bolts should be kept closed.
There should be railings on the stairs, up to a height of at least 90 cm from the ground. The distance between the railings (handrails) should not be more than 10 cm. In addition, there should be a second hand grip 60 cm high from the steps on the stairs arranged for children. The height as well as the slope of these handles should be the same as the slope of the ladder on which they are located and should continue uninterruptedly along the ladder.
The height/span between the stair steps on the stairs with a gap between the steps (glass-metal staircase) is 10 to prevent the child from falling through.
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