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🛡️ Child safety · 0 – 6 years

🪜 Preventing falls at home

Prevent falls before rolling and climbing begin.

Essential reflexes

  1. 1. What to prepare

    Use floor-level changing where practical; keep a hand on baby on raised surfaces and never leave baby on beds or sofas.

  2. 2. What to check

    Use stair gates and secure windows and furniture. Seek urgent care after a fall with altered consciousness, repeated vomiting or other concerning symptoms.

  3. 3. In Ireland

    For a life-threatening medical emergency call 112 or 999. Give your location and follow dispatcher instructions.

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When in doubt, contact your doctor or midwife. For a life-threatening emergency, call 112 or 999.