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Make Your Home Safer for Kids with Outlet Covers

By , About.com Guide

Updated March 26, 2008

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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 hazard. Newer versions make you home an even safer place for inquisitive kids.

Shock-Lok

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Very similar to the old caps, these covers are an economical way to keep kids from getting zapped.
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KidCo Standard Outlet Cover

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Sliding faces make these covers easy to use and give them a clean look that doesn't advertise the presence of toddler-proofing.
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Safety First Two-Touch Outlet Covers

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For the smarter kids that just won't give up, these covers require the more advanced dexterity of an adult to access the outlet.
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