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- Baby Safety in the Car
- Preventing Baby Falls
- Baby Safety, Smoking and Fire Safety
- Preventing Baby Burns
- Preventing Baby Accidents
- Baby Bathing Safety
- Baby Toy Safety
- Baby Choking or Strangulation Prevention
- Baby Feeding Safety
- Baby Sleeping Safety
- Changing Table Safety
- Baby Crawling and Walking Safety
- Other Baby Safety Precautions
Other Baby Safety Precautions
- Consider taking a certified CPR class if you are not already certified. You can find out about these classes from your local Red Cross or American Heart Association chapter. You may want to post a demonstration chart near your phone. Your baby's caregivers should be CPR-certified.
- Gather a list of emergency numbers and keep them by the phone. These numbers should include: your child's pediatrician, your health care provider, your family doctor, a 24-hour nurse-on-call number, the police department, the fire department, 911 reminder, and poison control.
- If a poison is swallowed, call the poison control center (throughout the USA, call 1-800-222-1222-- American Association of Poison Control Centers.)
- Keep poisonous house plants out of reach. For information about which plants are poisonous, contact your local county extension office.
- Name a guardian for your child. In the unfortunate event that something happens to you or your spouse, it's a good idea to have a will that names a legal guardian and alternate guardian for your child. Without a will, the court may appoint a guardian you would not have chosen. Be sure to check with the individuals named in your will to make sure they are willing to serve as your child's guardian. In your will, you can also leave assets to your child in the form of a testamentary, or "after death" trust.
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