Also called: Also called: Accident prevention
You can't remove all the safety hazards from your life, but you can reduce them. You can avoid major hazards and prepare for emergencies by taking the following steps:
- Keep emergency phone numbers by your telephones.
- Make a first aid kit for your home.
- Make a family emergency plan.
- Install and maintain smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors
- Keep guns unloaded and locked up. Lock up the ammunition separately.
- Follow the directions carefully when using tools or equipment.
Young children are especially at risk. Supervision is the best way to keep them safe. Childproofing the house can also help.
- Household Safety Checklists(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/household_checklist.html
- Home Safety Checklist(American College of Emergency Physicians) - Links to PDF - http://www.acep.org/workarea/downloadasset.aspx?id=8716
- Safety Checklist for Apartments(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/aptchk.pdf
- Fall Cleanup Is a Prime Time for Accidents(09/21/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_69526.html
- Text-Messaging Injuries Blamed on Distraction(08/21/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_68420.html
- Summer Is Peak Time for Lightning Strikes(07/12/2008, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_66884.html
- Crime Prevention for People with Disabilities(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/disab.pdf
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Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/es/guide.asp
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Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heat_guide.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/es/heatguide.asp
- Gardening Health and Safety Tips(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/
- Home Security Invest in It Now(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/homesec.pdf
- JAMA Patient Page: Pedestrian Safety(American Medical Association) - Links to PDF - http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/288/17/2212.pdf
- Lightning Injury(American College of Emergency Physicians) - http://www3.acep.org/patients.aspx?id=26196
- Pack Your Street Sense When You Pack Your Bags(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/packbags.pdf
- Primer on Summer Safety(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_summer.html
- Winter Wise Tips(Environmental Protection Agency) - http://www.epa.gov/region03/winter/
- Woods and Camping Safety for the Whole Family(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/woods.html
- Working Safely at Home(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/homeoff.pdf
- Climb It Safe!(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00235&return_link=0
- CPSC Publications(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/pub_idx.html
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Guns and Your Family(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/safety/kids-family/228.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/healthy/safety/kids-family/228.printerview.html
- Home Heating Safety(American Red Cross) - http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/tips/homeheat.html
- Safety Tips(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/tips.html
- Safety Tips for Being Handy in the Home(American College of Emergency Physicians) - http://www3.acep.org/patients.aspx?id=26180
- Spotlight on Injuries from Fireworks(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/spotlite/firework_spot.htm
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Thrift Store Safety Checklist for Consumers and Thrift Stores(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrftck.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/thrift/thrftcks.html
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What You Need to Know about Natural Gas Detectors(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/smelltaste/gasdtctr.asp
Also available in Spanish http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/spanish/gasdtctr_span.asp
- Window Safety Tips(National Safety Council) - http://www.nsc.org/resources/factsheets/hl/window_safety.aspx
- Older Consumer Safety Test(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/ocquiz/start.html
- Natural Gas Emergencies(Healthy Roads Media) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/english/Files/flv/engnaturalgas.htm
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Safety(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Safety%22
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Accident Prevention(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Accident+Prevention%22
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: One health wonders: Rear Adm. Williams S. Stokes. Interview by... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18751318&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: "The cure is in hand"? The brave new world of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18724879&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Meanings & motives. Experts debating tobacco addiction. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18703459&tool=MedlinePlus
- Safety -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=consumer+product+safety[mh]+NOT+(nutrition+physiology[mh]+OR+nutrition+policy[mh]+OR+food+additives[mh]+OR+dietary+supplements[mh]+OR+food+supply[mh]+OR+automobiles[mh]+OR+equipment+safety[mh]+OR+needlestick+injuries[mh]+OR+accidents,traffic[mh]+OR+device+approval[mh]+OR+equipment+reuse[mh]+OR+equipment+contamination[mh]+OR+food+contamination[majr]+OR+food+labeling[mh]+OR+food+technology[mh]+OR+food+microbiology[mh]+OR+food+poisoning[mh]+OR+food+industry[mh]+OR+food+handling[mh])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Home safety -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=((safety[majr]+AND+household+articles[mh])+OR+accidents,home/pc[mh])+NOT+home+childbirth[mh]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- American College of Emergency Physicians - http://www.acep.org/
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American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cruzrojaamericana.org/
- Consumer Product Safety Commission - http://www.cpsc.gov/
- Emergency Nurses Association - http://www.ena.org/
- National Safety Council - http://www.nsc.org/
- Consumer Product Safety Review (CPSR)(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/cpsr.html
- Gun Safety Facts(Emergency Nurses Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.ena.org/ipinstitute/fact/enaipfactsheet-gunsafety.pdf
- Pedestrian Safety(American College of Emergency Physicians) - http://www3.acep.org/patients.aspx?id=26166
- BAM! Your Safety(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.bam.gov/sub_yoursafety/
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MedlinePlus: Child Safety(National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsafety.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/childsafety.html
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Working Safely: Advice for Teens(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/teens/prevention/454.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/children/teens/prevention/454.printerview.html
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Older Consumers Safety Checklist(Consumer Product Safety Commission) - Links to PDF - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/705.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/SPANISH/705s.pdf
- Safer Seniors(National Crime Prevention Council) - Links to PDF - http://www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/saferseniors.pdf
- Child Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsafety.html
- Farm Health and Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/farmhealthandsafety.html
- Fire Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/firesafety.html
- Food Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodsafety.html
- Household Products - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/householdproducts.html
- Injuries - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/injuries.html
- Motor Vehicle Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/motorvehiclesafety.html
- Occupational Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html
- Sports Injuries - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportsinjuries.html
- Sports Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sportssafety.html
- Water Safety (Recreational) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/watersafetyrecreational.html
- Safety Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/safetyissues.html
Safety - Multiple Languages - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/languages/safety.html