summer safety tip

Forthe safety tip of your family for this summer by following the following recommendations.

Infants at 6 months:.

* The two main recommendations from the Chamber of Commerce, in order to prevent sunburn is to avoid sun exposure and the baby’s long-sleeved shirt pants light weight set-up and wide-brimmed hat to prevent sunburn throat color. However, when adequate clothing and colors can be no parents. Suncreen with the minimum amount of at least SPF 15 (sun, sun) in a small area, such as the baby’s face and back of the hand. If a child sunburn, the use of ice, in the affected areas.

Children:.

* Use sunscreen at least 30 minutes prior to and use of sunscreen, and even on cloudy days. Sunscreen should be at least 15 and UVB ultraviolet radiation.

-Year-old child:.

* The first and best line of protection from the sun coverage. Wear a hat or bills three inches forward edge sunglasses (look for sunglasses that block 99-100% UV radiation), cotton clothing. And close knit.
* In the shade as much as possible and limit exposure in the sun and a busy time – 10-4.
* Use sunscreen of SPF 15 or above. Use enough sunscreen Care – 1 oz about every young man sat.
* Reapply sunscreen every two hours or after swimming or sweating.
* Add to exercise caution near water, snow and sand, they reflect UV radiation may cause skin burns quickly.

Movement for Children, heat stress.

* Serious incidents last 15 minutes or more, should reduce the critical heat and high humidity levels.
* In the beginning of a dynamic exercise program or after a trip the weather warming, severity and duration of the work should be limited to the first time, then gradually increased by 10-14 days to complete the domestication of calories.
* Movement of children will soon be plenty of moisture. Between the consumption of activities should be enforced, as long as 20 minutes, 5 ounces of cold water or a flavored sports drinks, £ 90, children’s weight, the weight of young pounds 9 ounces. 130 While the children do not feel thirst.
* Clothing should be light-colored, light weight and restricted the absorption of material to facilitate evaporation of sweat. Khan – a mature technology, it should change to dry clothes.
* Practice, play games, at high temperatures should be shorter, more frequent water / hydration should be maintained prosecution.

Safety swimming pool.
Source: http://www.aap.org/family/tipppool.htm.

* Install at least 4 feet high fence around the swimming pool around. Fence should not be opened or protruding’s daughter will be in the south or through.
* Ensure that the pool opened the door to swimming pool and close and latch their children can not achieve high.
* Never leave children alone near the swimming pool, and even time.
* Keep rescue equipment (hook care – long antenna hook end – and life), and mobile phones, near the swimming pool. Administrative Officer Selection and care of equipment hook to help others by glass fiber or other material is not. Electrical practices.
* Avoid inflatable swimming AIDS, such as “floaties. They will not change the approved life jackets, and can give a child a sense of security errors.
* Children may not be prepared to swim in schools and development of the fourth day after their birth. Swimming for children under 4 years old should not be regarded as a way of reducing the risk of drowning.
* When infants or young children in or around water, an adult should be in the long arm of nursing experience. “.”

Security vulnerabilities.

* Do not use soap until fragrant, perfume and hair gel for your child.
* Avoid places where insects nest or gather, such as the swimming pool water, food and red flowers in the garden in full bloom.
* Avoid dressing your child’s clothes in a variety of print or not.
* Removal of visible stab the skin, gently scrape horizontally with a credit card or your fingernail.
* Combination sunscreen / repellent products should be avoided due to re-apply sunscreen every two hours, but the insect repellent should not be re-applied.
* The insect repellent containing DEET the most effective bian lice, you can send and Lyme disease, you can send mosquito West Nile virus and other viruses.
* Current CDC and AAP recommendations for children over 2 months of age is 30 per cent DEET. DEET should not be used for children 2 months.
* The concentration DEET products that range from less than 10 percent, 30 per cent. The protection of DEET is only 10% about 30 minutes, I do not have enough to go out much.
* The concentration of DEET products of different products you have purchased the product label to read. Children should be cleaner than at home.

For more information, to avoid mosquito: http://www.aapnews.org/cgi/content/full/e200399v1.

Playground safety.
Source: http://www.aap.org/advocacy/archives/maytra.htm.
Source: http://www.aap.org/family/playgrd.htm.

* Children’s playground, should be tested separately or safety cushion fill material (silk glue, sand, sawdust or bark) can be maintained for at least 9 inches deep. Surface protection should be installed in less than 6 feet (and volatility. Slides), the direction from the device.
* Equipment should be kept open a. Australia, the African Union, or a prominent hook bolts, can reduce these risks.
* Swing seats should be of soft material, such as rubber, plastic or canvas.
* To ensure that children can not reach any moving parts that can pinch or trap any body part.
* Do not attach importance to, Äîor additional children, Äîropes, jump rope, belt or similar items recreational facilities, children can be in this choking.
* Ensure that the metal slides cool to prevent children’s legs burned.
* Parents not to buy or children at home, trampoline trampoline home use.
* Parents should take care of children’s play equipment, to ensure their safety.

Bicycle safety.
Source: http://www.aap.org/family/bicycle.htm.
Source: http://www.aap.org/family/tbikmyth.htm.

* Do not put your child to ride a bike 2 – wheel until he or she is ready for about 5 years or 6 years. Consider the coordination of child and wanted to learn to ride. Next to the coaster (foot) brakes until your child. On the other hand you are experiencing the old brakes.
* With your child, a bike shop and let him or her to trial. Bike the correct value of far more than a strange adapt to the new child. For more information to find appropriate http://www.aap. . Organization / family / bicycle.htm # option.
* Buy the right size bike is not a child “has become. Cycling is dangerous, especially large.
* Your child must wear helmets to ride a bike on all issues, no matter how short or close to home. Most of the accident in the driveway and sidewalks to bike paths, not just in the streets. You learn the best observation of the child. When you. Sitting, put your helmet.
* When you want to buy helmets, helmet labels or stickers Consumer Product Safety Commission’s safety standards.
* Helmets, to protect children from serious injuries, should always be worn. Keep in mind, and treat every one helmet, you can help children establish good habits helmet.
* There should be wearing helmets, first-class header or not inclined to return. Cables should be firmly secure, the helmet can not move in any direction. If necessary, the Administrative Officer in the size of helmet pad in order to improve their adaptability.

Skateboard safety, scooter line and packages runaway shoes.
Source: http://www.aap.org/advocacy/archives/marskate.htm.

* Children should not ride skateboards or skateboarding or near the car.
* Scooter all, riders must wear helmets and other protective equipment, wrist is particularly important.
* Community should develop skateboard parks, is likely to jump than the slope safety monitoring and the construction of the children at home.
* Put the package subscription or runaway shoe companies enter the appropriate protective equipment and only skate on the path or the field and set on the road.

Lawn mower safety.
Source: http://www.aap.org/family/tipplawn.htm.

* Try to stop using the lawn mower mower control the pace of advance, if the management.
* Children under 16 years of age should not be allowed to use ride-on mower. Children less than 12 years should not continue – after the mower.
* Check, strong shoes (not involving or sports shoes) are worn while mowing.
* Prevent injuries flying objects such as stones or toys, by picking up objects from the lawn before the start pruning. Who is wearing a hearing with the lawn mower and vision protection.
* Do not pull mower backward or reverse acres unless absolutely necessary, carefully look for children behind, when you reverse acres.
* Always turn off mower to stop and wait for close contact with the track before removing the grass discharge or crossing a smooth gravel roads or other areas.
* Do not let children ride as a passenger vehicle on the mower.