Healthy Homes Overview Safe. Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this module you will be able to:  Recall the highest risk groups for home injuries.

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Healthy Homes Overview Safe

Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this module you will be able to:  Recall the highest risk groups for home injuries  Identify the most prevalent home safety hazards

Common Home Injuries  Falls (particularly for the elderly)  Poisoning  Fires and burns  Choking and suffocation  Drowning  Guns

Highest Risk Groups  Age  Infants – Choking and suffocating  Children – Falls, fires, burns  Elderly – Falls and most other home injuries

Falls  Lack of window locks or safety guards  50% of two-story homes do not have protection for children

Poisoning  82% of households do not keep medicines in locked drawers or cabinets  69% of homes with young children store chemicals in unlocked areas

Other Hazards  Choking  Window blind cords  Electric Shock (loose or defective outlets)  Missing or broken outlet covers  Fires (candles, heaters)  Missing or broken smoke detectors  No fire extinguishers  Burns  Hot water heater burns

Summary In this module we have discussed:  The highest risk groups for home injuries  The most prevalent home safety hazards