Actual burns or asphyxiation from smoke or toxic fumes are the major problems. Drugs, medicines, household cleaning products, poisonous foods, and carbon monoxide are common dangers. It is also a problem for the very young, along with smothering in bed clothing or by plastic materials or by small items which lodge in their throats. There are almost as many ways to get injured in and around the home as there are grains of sand on the beach. The most effective method of preventing accidents is to eliminate the hazards.
Hazards cause accidents.
However, we must learn to recognize hazards before we can do anything about them. Frequently, hazards are so much a part of our home and daily life that we don't even see them. It's the way it has always been, the way we've always done something. Learn to recognize hazards. Conduct a hazard inspection of your home and yard at least twice annually, in both spring and fall.