BELL WORK

If your house caught on fire what would you do? Do you have a plan in the event of a fire.

SAFETY AND EMERGENCIES

SAFETY IN THE HOME

OBJECTIVES

• explain how to stay safe in the home.

• identify the parts of an accident chain.

• develop safe habits.

ACCIDENTS

Accidents kill at least one person between the ages of 10 and 19 in the United States every hour of every day.

accident Any event that was not intended to happen

ACCIDENTS

About 60 percent of accidental deaths result from accidental injuries.

accidental injuries Injuries that result from an accident

Most accidental injuries can be prevented by developing safe habits.

SAFE HABITS

Understanding the accident chain can help you avoid injuries.

accident chain A series of events that include a situation, an unsafe habit, and an unsafe action

SAFE HABITS

Margo arrives home from school and hears the phone begin to ring. In her rush to answer the phone, Margo drops her pile of books on the stairs.

Margo’s habit of leaving her things scattered around the house rather than putting them away creates an unnecessary risk of someone tripping.

After talking on the phone with a friend, Margo gets ready for her soccer game. Walking down the stairs to leave, Margo is thinking about her upcoming game, doesn’t notice the pile of books and trips over them.

Margo falls and hurts her ankle. Now she can’t go to her game.

The SituationThe Unsafe

HabitThe Unsafe

ActionThe Accident and the Injury

SAFE HABITS

Concentrate on Your Actions

Recognize Your Limits

ThinkAhead

SAFETY IN THE HOME

WIPE UP SPILLS RIGHT AWAY

USE NON SKID RUGS OR PLACE RUBBER PADS UNDER RUGS

KEEP STAIRWAYS WELL LIT AND FREE OF CLUTTER

PREVENTING POSIONINGS

HOW POSIONING HAPPENSINGESTIONABSORPTIONINJECTIONINHALATION

Store cleaning products, insecticides, and other potential poisons out of the reach of children.

PREVENTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK

UNPLUG APPLAINCES THAT ARE NOT WORKING

REPLACE BROKEN OR FRAYED CORDS

AVOID RUNNING CORDS UNDER THE RUG

NEVER USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES NEAR WATER

PREVENTING GUN ACCIDENTS

Guns should have trigger locks and be stored in a locked cabinet

Ammunition should be stored in a separate locked cabinet.

Anyone who handles a gun should be trained in gun safety

All guns should be handled if they are loaded.

Guns should never be pointed at anyone

FIRE SAFETY

Fuel

Heat

Air

Fire needs these three elements to start.

FIRE SAFETY IN HOME

Keep stove and ovens free

Keep flamable objects at least 3 feet away from portable heaters

Remind adults who smoke never to smoke in bed

Regularly inspect electrical wires, outlets, and appliances

FIRE SAFETY IN HOME

Discard old newspapers, oily rags, and other materials that burn easily

Use and story matches and lighters properly and keep away from children

Install smoke alarms on each level of the home. Check batteries regularly

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Leave the house immediately. Call the fire department from a nearby house or a cellular phone.

FIRE IN THE HOME

While in the house, stay as close to the floor as you can below the smoke. Keep your mouth and nose covered to avoid breathing smoke.

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Before you open a closed door, feel it. If it is hot, find another way to leave the room.

FIRE IN THE HOME

If your clothing catches fire, stop, drop, and roll. Stop. Don’t run. Drop to the ground. Roll on the ground to put out the fire.