🛡️ Child safety · 0 – 6 years

🪜 Preventing falls at home

Prevent falls before rolling and climbing begin.

Essential reflexes

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. 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. In South Africa
For a life-threatening medical emergency call 112 from a mobile phone; 10177 for an ambulance. Give your location and follow dispatcher instructions.

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