• Never leave standing water in the tub or sink. It takes very little water to create a drowning hazard.
• NEVER leave your child unattended in the bath. A good rule of thumb is to keep one hand on your child at all times while bathing. If you must leave the room, wrap your child in a towel and take her with you.
• Reduce your hot water heater temperature to 120 degrees. A baby's skin is more sensitive than an adult's. What is warm to us can scald a small infant.
• Install a spout cover to protect from falls.
• Use a non-slip mat or use non-slip stickers in the tub to prevent falls.
• Remove items from around the tub ring (shampoo, conditioner, razors). When bar soap becomes small enough to fit into a toddler's mouth, it becomes a choking hazard.
• Install a lid lock on all toilets. Toddlers can drown in just a few inches of water. In addition, lid locks will prevent children from flushing valuables down the toilet.
• Install safety latches on bathroom cabinets and drawers.
• Put wastebaskets under the sink and latch the cabinet door.
• Ensure that the bathroom door doesn't lock. If privacy is required, install a flip lock at eye level to prevent people from entering.
• While using your bathtub, keep all electrical appliances such as electrical razors, toothbrushes, hair blowers, curling irons, radios and especially electrical heaters unplugged and locked in a cabinet, away from the reach of children. Water and electricity are a fatal mix.
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