Falls and Collisions Fires and Burns Poisoning Drowning Bicycle Accidents Choking and Strangulation

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1 Since 1936, Nationwide s safety initiatives have focused on car seat safety, distracted driving, farm safety and fire prevention in the home. Today we re partnering with Safe Kids Worldwide and Nationwide Children s Hospital to raise awareness of preventable accidents to children. How to use these cards. Complete all tips for each category shown below. After each category is complete, follow the suggestions on the corresponding reward card, and have fun staying safer together. Falls and Collisions Fires and Burns Poisoning Drowning Bicycle Accidents Choking and Strangulation *Source: SafeKids.org

2 At Nationwide, we believe in protecting what matters most. your kids.

3 window guards FACT: Falls are the #1 most common cause of childhood injury. Install window guards properly to prevent falls from windows. Make sure guards on windows above the first floor have an emergency release in case of fire.

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5 Fact: Falls are the #1 most common cause of childhood injury. Use approved safety gates at the tops and bottoms of stairs. Read the manufacturer s instructions and warning labels to make sure you have the right gate for your needs not all gates are safe for use at the top of stairs. safety gates

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7 Fact: Falls are the #1 most common cause of childhood injury. tip-overs Secure flat screen TVs and furniture to the wall to prevent tip-overs. These accidents happen more often than you might think!

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9 Fact: Falls are the #1 most common cause of childhood injury. Keep babies and toddlers strapped into high chairs, infant carriers, swings or strollers. When placing a baby in a carrier, remember to place the carrier on the floor, not on top of a table or other furniture. buckle up!

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11 playgrounds Fact: Falls are the #1 most common cause of childhood injury. Take kids to playgrounds with shock-absorbing surfaces such as rubber, synthetic turf, sand, pea gravel, wood chips or mulch. These surfaces cushion falls better than asphalt, concrete, grass, or dirt.

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13 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from falls and collisions. Celebrate with ice cream for everyone!

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15 smoke alarms Fact: Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. Install and maintain a smoke alarm on every floor and sleeping area and test them monthly. You ll reduce the chances of dying in a fire by nearly 50%.

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17 Fact: Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. Teach kids never to play with matches and lighters. Make a habit of placing these items up and away from young children. Matches & lighters

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19 GREAT escapes Fact: Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. Create and practice a home fire escape plan, with two ways out of your house with two ways out of every room. Get a stopwatch and time how fast your family can get out and practice until your family can escape in less than 2 minutes.

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21 Fact: Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. Teach your kids to get low and get out when they hear a smoke alarm. GEt low and go

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23 Fact: Every day at least one child dies in a home fire. bath time Hot bath water causes more than half of all scalds to children. To reduce scalding, set your hot water heater to 120 o.

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25 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from burns and scalds. Celebrate by going outside to play with the whole family.

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27 little food fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Cut food for toddlers into tiny pieces. Children under five should not eat small, round or hard foods, including pieces of hot dogs, cheese sticks or chunks, hard candy, nuts, grapes, marshmallows or popcorn.

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29 Fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Consider your child s age when purchasing a toy or game. It s worth a second to read the instructions and warning labels to make sure it s age-appropriate. ready to play

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31 small parts Fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Check to make sure there aren t any small parts or other potential choking hazards when choosing toys.

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33 Fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Keep small magnets away from children. These include magnets found in construction sets, toys, stress-relieving adult desk toys and refrigerator magnets. Magnets

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35 Cords & Strings Fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Keep cords and strings, including those attached to window blinds, out of your child s reach. Cut cords that are looped.

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37 Batteries Fact: Choking is a leading cause of injury, especially among children under four. Keep coin-sized lithium batteries out of sight and reach of children. These can be found in remote controls, singing greeting cards, digital scales, watches, hearing aids, thermometers, toys, calculators, key fobs, battery-operated candles and flashing holiday jewelry or decorations.

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39 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from choking and strangulation. Plan a family trip to the zoo to celebrate.

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41 helmet on? Fact: Bike-related injuries result in more Emergency room visits than for any other sport. Enforce helmet safety. Wearing a helmet is the single most effective way to reduce head injury and death from bicycle crashes.

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43 fact: Bike-related injuries result in more ER visits than for any other sport. Teach your kids to ride on the right side of the road, with traffic, not against it. Stay as far to the right as possible. Use appropriate hand signals and respect traffic signals, stopping at all stop signs and stoplights. Rules of the Road

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45 fact: Bike-related injuries result in more ER visits than for any other sport. bright that kids are wearing bright clothing and using lights and reflectors when riding at dusk, dawn or in the evening. & shinymake sure

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47 Fact: Bike-related injuries result in more ER visits than for any other sport. Driver Alert Teach your kids to make eye contact with drivers. Before they cross the street, bikers should make sure drivers are paying attention and are going to stop for them. notice me

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49 ready to ride Fact: Bike-related injuries result in more ER visits than for any other sport. Actively supervise children until you re comfortable that they are responsible enough to ride on their own.

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51 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from bicycle accidents. To celebrate, get the whole family together for a bike ride.

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53 one inch FACT: Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children ages 1-4. Don t leave your child unattended around water. Children can drown in as little as one inch of water.

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55 Fact: Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children ages 1-4. Put the cell phone away, forget about all the other things you have to do, and give young children 100% of your attention when they are around water. It only takes moments for a child to drown. 100%

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57 upside down Fact: Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children ages 1-4. Empty all tubs, buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use. Store them upside down and out of children s reach.

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59 Fact: Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children ages 1-4. Keep toilet seat lids closed and use toilet seat locks to keep kids out. It s also a good idea to add safety covers to bathroom and laundry room doorknobs. seat down

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61 cpr Fact: Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children ages 1-4. Learn CPR. The life you save may be your child s.

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63 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from drowning. To celebrate, throw a pizza party for the whole family.

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65 say no to drugs fact: 9 out of 10 poisonings to children under five occur in the home. Medications are the #1 cause of child poisoning. Make sure that all medicines, including vitamins, are locked up or stored out of reach and out of sight of children.

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67 Fact: 9 out of 10 poisonings to children under five occur in the home. Put the toll-free poison help number into your home and cell phones hold the phone

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69 Fact: 9 out of 10 poisonings to children under five occur in the home. sweep clean Store household products like bleach, detergents, dishwasher liquid or cleaning solutions out of children s sight and reach or lock them up.

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71 Fact: 9 out of 10 poisonings to children under five occur in the home. Make sure your home has a carbon monoxide alarm on every level, especially near sleeping areas. Keep alarms at least 15 feet away from fuel-burning appliances. air care

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73 get the lead out Fact: 9 out of 10 poisonings to children under five occur in the home. Check for lead-based paint. Remove any peeling paint or chewable surfaces painted with lead-based paint

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75 reward Congratulations! You ve helped make your kids safer from poisoning. To celebrate, go see a movie the whole family will enjoy.

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77 Read these and keep them, or pass them on - but don t throw them away. someone who reads them may save a child s life. *Source: SafeKids.org

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