Young children are at the greatest risk because they spend most of their time in and around the home. The majority of home injury deaths are caused by residential fire and burns, drowning, suffocation, choking, falls, unintentional firearm injury and poisoning. The majority of children are injured or die in homes without smoke detectors. Test them once a month, replace the batteries at least once a year and the detectors every ten years. Plan and practice two fire escape routes from each room in the home and identify an outside meeting place.
Young children are especially vulnerable to burn-related injury and death.
If you must leave the room, take your grandchild with you. Set hot water heaters for 120 degrees F or below. It only takes three seconds for a child to sustain a third degree burn from water at 140 degrees F, which would require hospitalization and skin grafts. Always test the water temperature before your grandchild gets in the bathtub or shower. Consider installing anti-scald devices in bathtub faucets and showerheads.