LOCK

• Keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
• Large 5-gallon buckets are common household items and may be a potential hazard. Empty all buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use. Store them upside-down and out of children’s reach.
• Keep toilet lids close and use toilet seat locks. According to the CPSC, toilets are overlooked as a source of drowning in the home – toddlers can fall headfirst into the toilet.
• Once bath time is over, immediately drain the tub.

LOOK

• Always stay within an arm’s reach of your child when he or she is in or near pools, spas, bathtubs, toilets or buckets.
• Never leave your child unattended in a tub or around any other body of water, even if he or she knows how to swim.
• Never leave your child alone or in the care of older children during bath time.
• Children in baby bath seats and rings must be watched every second.

LEARN

• Learn adult and infant CPR.

Did you know?

• One-third as many children under age 5 drown from other hazards around the home as drown in pools (CPSC).
• Two-thirds of drowning deaths in the home, not including pools, occur in bathtubs (CPSC).
• Home swimming pools are the most common place for a child younger than age 5 to drown.