1. Falls and Hits
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Never left alone the baby on high places such as bed, table, couch
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Baby walker is not necessary as it induces delayed walking, essily turns over and falls down from the high.
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Safety gate should be installed to the stairs, opened only inward to our body, and always locked.
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Rails of stairs and balconies should be no more than 9 cm. apart to prevent baby head and body passing through.
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Windows should be 1 meter off the floor to prevent baby from climbing up.
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Sharp corners and edges of the furniture should be padded, instrument is in place to prevent the door pinching hands.
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Television, table, cabinet, and shelf not strong enough for the baby to climb up should be fastened to the wall to prevent from falling onto the baby.
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Frequently check the fence gate especially the heavy sliding gate to prevent from falling onto the baby if climbing up.
2. Shaking and bouncing the baby
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Never shake the baby as it may cause bleeding around the brain and the retina of the eye, cognitive impairment, vision loss or even death.
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Peplo who are angry or irritable shoud not take care of the baby alone.
3. Suffocation
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Do not let alone the child playing with small toys even in a short while to prevent the child putting them into the mouth.
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Do not feed the child with hard food such as nuts, corns or large pieces of food hard to chew such as sausage.
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Do not place plastic bags near the child to prevent covering the head or swallow- ing.
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Pacifier or false nipples are not necessary to use, choose a standard one but without a string or cord as it might strangulate and cause suffocation.
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Tinkle toys must have both ends bigger than 3.5 x 5 cm. to prevent the child putting into the mouth that causes vomiting and choking
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Choosing standard toys for chewing training, and clean every time.
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The toys must not smaller than a cylinder of 3.17 cm in diameter and 5.70 cm long.
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Do not let a child less than 4 years playing unblown balloons or pieces of torn ballon.
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Do not let a child Playing toys with long strings to wear around the neck that might cause strangulation.
Risks and Guides to Prevention of Early Childhood Injuries
4. Child sleeping