|
|
|
|
  Home
Safety: Preventing Injury
Help parents and home providers
recognize and eliminate hazards in and around the home.
Participants will explore why children are at risk of injury and
types of injuries that most often occur. Home safety hazards are
presented according to the type of injury, including common
causes and prevention of choking, poisoning, cuts and wounds,
head and neck injury, fractures, burns, and dental injuries.
Enhance this training by showing examples of common household
objects and substances that can be dangerous for children.
Click to download training
evaluation forms in
English or
Spanish.
|
|
 |
At the end of the
session, the participants will be able to:
- Identify causes of common
childhood injuries.
- Identify potential hazards
in and around the home.
- Describe safety measures
to prevent injury.
|
| Content
includes:
Why children are at risk;
Types
of injuries; Airway obstruction; Poisoning
prevention; Preventing cuts and wounds; Standard
(universal) precautions; Bleeding emergencies;
Preventing head, neck, and back injuries; Preventing
pedestrian injuries; Preventing broken bones;
Preventing burns and what to do; Preventing dental
injuries and what to do; Stings and bites;
Inspecting your home and environment.
|
|
|
|
Revised 2008
Click
here for order form (PDF).
(40 PowerPoint Slides or overhead transparencies*) Price
$250.00
|
Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc.
2312 Chandawood Drive, Pelham, AL 35124-1229
Telephone 205-663-7402 FAX 205-621-2149
Contact Dr.
Charlotte Hendricks |
|
* The boxed thumbnail images are examples from the training module. |
|
|
|
Addresses Head Start Performance Standards.
Click
here for specific information.
Click here
to read program descriptions in
Spanish. |
|
|
|
