Infant safety is one of the most important things you can do for your little ones. During 2004, 162 children age 1 through 4 were involved in a drowning, motor vehicle injury or poisoning in Tennessee. Twenty children under the age of one were reported with the same injuries. This number is too high. There are many things you can do to help prevent childhood injuries. On this site, you will find product recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission as well as links to other web sites that can help you keep kids healthy and safe.
The Home Safety Council recommends that parents look at each room from their child’s eye level and use the following tips to make homes safer for young, curious children:
- Young children need constant supervision, especially around water.
- Install baby gates at the tops and bottoms of stairs.
- Install child safety locks on cabinets to safely store chemicals, cleaners, medicines, cosmetics, and other toxic and/or caustic products.
- Purchase cleaners, household chemicals, medications and other potentially hazardous products with child resistant packaging.
- Post the national Poison Control Hotline (1-800-222-1222) and other emergency numbers next to every phone.
- Install a smoke alarm on every level of your home and near sleeping areas.
- Children should stay three feet away from the stove to prevent burns.
- Install toilet seat locks; turn over all buckets and store them up high, where they cannot collect standing water or be reached by children.
- Test faucet water at the tap and adjust water heater to 120°F or below.
- If your home has a pool, surround it on all sides with installed fencing and a self-latching gate.
- Never leave a child unattended near standing water, even for a moment.
- Locate cribs, beds, chairs and other furniture away from windows.
- Install window locks or safety guards on above-ground windows. Be sure they have a quick-release mechanism in case of fire.
- Keep window treatment cords and sashes tied and stored up high overhead; purchase new mini-blinds that meet safety standards.
- Store matches, lighters, candles and other fire tools out of children's sight and reach, preferably in a locked cabinet.
News
8/13/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Little Tikes™ Recalls Children’s Toy Workshop Sets and Trucks Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-304
8/6/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Target Recalls Circo Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-302
8/6/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Jump ‘n Jive Doorway Jumpers Recalled by Graco Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-301
8/6/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Dorel Juvenile Group Expands Recall of Safety 1st Stair Gates Due to Fall Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-300
7/30/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Little Tikes Recalls Clubhouse Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard; New Assembly Directions to Be Provided -- Recall Notice Release #09-290
7/30/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Boy’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings and Warm up Sets Recalled by Burlington Coat Factory Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-289
7/28/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -BabySwede LLC Recalls Bouncer Chairs Due to Laceration Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-287
7/23/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -LeapFrog Recalls Electronic Plush Toys Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-286
7/21/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Buster Brown Clog Children’s Shoes Recalled by Brown Shoe Co. and Pagoda International Footwear Ltd. Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-281
7/16/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by EMH Associates Due to Entrapment Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-278
7/16/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Evenflo Recalls Telephone Toys Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-275
7/9/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Hooded Jackets and Pullover Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Hard Tail Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-270
7/9/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by C-Mrk Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-269
7/8/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Kolcraft Recalls 1 Million Play Yards Due to Fall Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-265
7/7/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Pacifiers Recalled by Gromex Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-262
7/2/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-261
7/2/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation -- Recall Notice Release #09-260
6/17/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale Due To Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-247
6/17/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Macy’s Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-246
6/10/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Winterbee Due To Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-240
6/9/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation -- Recall Notice Release #09-239
6/9/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -LaJobi Recalls Bonavita “Cabana” Drop Side Cribs Due To Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards -- Recall Notice Release #09-238
6/4/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Loungewear Recalled by Warm Biscuit Bedding Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standards -- Recall Notice Release #09-236
6/2/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Bugaboo Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Brake Failure
-- Recall Notice Release #09-233
5/27/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Outdoor Play Sets Sold Exclusively at Toys“R”Us Recalled by Step2® Due to Fall Hazard; Swings Can Break -- Recall Notice Release #09-231
5/21/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Girl's Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Ely and Walker Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-226
5/14/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop Due to Laceration Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-220
5/13/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada -Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group Due to Suffocation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-219
5/21/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Gothic Cabinet Craft Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Fall Hazard
-- Recall Notice Release #09-218
5/7/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Jason Evans Associates Due to Strangulation Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-213
5/5/09 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission -Ambler Mountain Works Recalls Children's Knitted Hats Due to Choking Hazard -- Recall Notice Release #09-209
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