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Search Topics We found about 99 results for Safety and Injury Prevention Preventing Children's Injuries From Sports and Other Activities Preventing Falls: Use a Home Safety Checklist Learn to spot hazards in your home by using a home safety checklist. Preventing Falls: Medicine Safety Learn how some medicines can make you dizzy or drowsy and how you can stay safe. Child Safety: Preventing Drowning Briefly discusses drowning hazards and teaching swimming safety. Offers tips on keeping children safe around indoor water sources, including water in bathtubs, toilets, and containers, and outdoor water hazards like pools, ditches, and wells. Child Safety: Drowning Prevention in Pools and Hot Tubs Child Safety: Preventing Falls Child Safety: Preventing Burns Child Safety: Preventing Child Abduction Child Safety: Washing Toys to Prevent Germs Wear Proper Clothing to Prevent Cold Injury Preventing Falls: Make Your Home Safe Learn how to fix some common tripping hazards around your home. Child Safety: Fires Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair Checklist for Preventing Falls at Home Aging Well: Making Your Home Fall-Proof Covers making your home fall-proof to prevent injuries. Looks at common hazards like clutter and throw rugs. Discusses simple changes you can make in your home and the way you do some activities to reduce risk of falling. Care in the Hospital: Bleeding Preventionand Blood Thinners Learn what can be done to prevent bleeding while in the hospital when you're on blood thinners. Child Safety: Guns and Firearms Health andSafety, Birth to 2 Years Offers tips to prevent illness and accidental injuries in babies and young children. Covers SIDS. Discusses common safety hazards. Also discusses healthy habits such as safe food preparation, using car seats, and immunizations. Covers safe baby products. Car Seat Safety Learn how to keep your child as safe as possible in a car seat—in the next 3 minutes. Vaccine Safety Preventing Falls in the Hospital Preventing Falls in the Hospital Find out why you're at risk for falling in the hospital and how to prevent a fall. Tattoo and Piercing Safety Child Safety: Bathing Child Safety: Pets Child Safety: Strollers and Shopping Carts Thinking About Child Safety Playground Safety Child Safety: Bicycles and Tricycles Child Safety: Streets and Motor Vehicles Health andSafety, Ages 2 to 5 Years Safety Plan: Preparing to Leave a Violent Relationship Crib Safety Food Safety: Preparing Food Safety: Tips for Grocery Shopping Food Safety: Cooking Food Safety: Storing Food Safety: Following the Package Instructions Food Safety: Serving Returning to Play After a Head Injury During a Sporting Event Caregiving: Making a Home Safe Mobility Problems: Getting In and Out of a Car Safely Getting into a car can be hard when you have mobility problems. Learn how to get in and out safely and what tools might make it easier. Child Car Seats Protecting Your Skin From the Sun Covers possible effects of sun exposure, including sunburn and skin cancer. Explains UVA and UVB rays. Offers tips for children and adults on how much time to spend in the sun. Discusses protective clothing and sunscreen protection, including proper SPF. Preventing Falls in Older Adults Learn how to prevent falls by taking care of yourself, preparing your home, and following a few safety tips. How to Help Your Child Prevent a Fall in the Hospital You're part of the team that keeps your child safe in the hospital. Here's how to prevent a fall. Cold Exposure: What Increases Your Risk of Injury? Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling Child Safety: Air Pollution Protecting Your Skin From the Sun Get tips on how to stay safe in the sun. Abuse: Signs of Abuse-Related Injuries Quick Tips: Taking Medicines Wisely Quick Tips: Using Backpacks Safely Offers tips for adults and children to help people avoid back problems from backpacks. Staying Healthy Around Animals Staying Safe When You Take Several Medicines Caregiving: Helping Someone Get In and Out of a Car Learn how to safely help a person get in and out of a car. Staying Safe: If You Are in a Violent Relationship Staying Safe: After You Leave a Violent Relationship Vision Problems: Making Your Home Safer Learn how to use lighting and contrast to make your home safer. Alcohol Increases the Risk of Cold Injury Sun Protection to Prevent Sunburn Preventing Insect Stings Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat Lifestyle Changes That May Help Prevent Cancer Cold Exposure: Emergency Equipment Vision Problems: Living With Poor Eyesight Ways to Keep Your Baby Safe Here are just a few of the many ways to keep your baby safe. Preventing Poisoning in Young Children Lists common products that can be poisonous, including household cleaners, medicines, alcohol, garden products, and houseplants. Offers many tips on keeping children safe. Covers storing products, choosing products, and teaching your child about the dangers. Eye Protection for Work and Sports Pregnancy: Chemicals, Cosmetics, and Radiation Fluoride During Childhood Sports-Related Dehydration Ergonomics: Setting Up Your Work Area Learn how your work area affects your health andsafetyand how to set it up. Quick Tips: Babyproofing Your Home Importance of Immunizations Heat Waves Helping Your Teen Become a Safe Driver Low-Vision Accommodations in Your Home Insect Repellents Quick Tips: Safely Giving Over-the-Counter Medicines to Children Indoor Tanning: Is It Safe? Quick Tips: Staying Active in Cold Weather Covers ways to be active in fall and winter weather. Offers tips for indoor activities like mall walking or joining a gym. Also covers outdoor exercise options like raking leaves and shoveling snow. Provides tips on how to be safe. Quick Tips: Staying Active in Hot Weather Covers outdoor summer activities. Offers tips for being safe in heat and humidity, such as drinking plenty of water and staying in shade when you can. Also suggests indoor activities, like mall walking and housework, if heat is too intense. Proper Lifting to Protect Your Back Learn the right way to lift objects to protect your back. Vertigo: Staying Safe When You Have Balance Problems Discusses safety issues for those with vertigo. Offers tips for home and personal safety. Baby's Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Back Problems: Proper Lifting Explains basic rules to protect your back when lifting. Includes image of proper lifting technique and tips for thinking ahead before you lift. In the Hospital: Three Tips for a Healthier Stay Learn three important ways to prepare for a healthier hospital stay. Immunizations Safely Storing and Getting Rid of Medicines Protect yourself and others by knowing how to safely store and get rid of medicines. Chronic Kidney Disease: Medicines to Be Careful With Ultraviolet Rays From the Sun Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving? Guides through decision to stop driving because of age. Discusses how aging affects the ability to drive and when it is time to stop driving. Offers other transportation options. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision. Adult Immunization Schedule Epilepsy: Tips for Keeping Your Child Safe Learn how to keep your child with epilepsy safer at home, outdoors, and at school. Immunization Schedules Heart Failure: Avoiding Medicines That Make Symptoms Worse High Blood Pressure: Over-the-Counter Medicines to Avoid Autism and Vaccines Results 1-99 of 99
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