Pediatric Emergencies

Making your home safe for a toddler always means covering your electrical outlets. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that of the 3,900 injuries from electrical outlets treated in hospital emergency departments each year, about a third are from kids sticking metal things into sockets.

For many years, the most common type of outlet cover on the market was also a choking ha…

There are two basic types of child gates: pressure-mounted and attached. Pressure-mounted gates don't take hardware to install and are easier to remove when the kids get older. Attached gates leave holes, which may not be appropriate in a rented home. Generally, attached gates are less likely to come loose and fall on the child.

Don't be lulled into thinking kids can't get past a gate.…

Preschoolers like to open things -- cabinet doors, toy chests, you name it. There are lots of places you don't want your child to access, and putting a lock on the door might be the way to keep him out.

Before slapping locks on all your cabinets, which can be costly, start by moving cleaning products, medications and other items you don't want toddlers to get into to higher cabinets out …

Keeping kids from entering through doors that lead to a flight of stairs can help prevent falls. If you have an in-house entrance to your garage, making that door knob impo…