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Advice on keeping your home safe
While nothing can replace adult supervision, there are several steps parents and caregivers can take to eliminate dangers and make the home a safer environment for children. Among them are two steps everyone can take to protect children at home.
Advice on keeping your home safe
Every year, nearly 4.5 million children ages 14 and under are injured in the home.
Children are particularly vulnerable to pedestrian injuries
New Jersey experiences a disproportionate number of pedestrian injury crashes and fatalities compared to the nation as a whole.
Advice on training and handling of pets
While that is true for the vast majority of dogs, even the cuddliest, fuzziest, sweetest pup can bite if provoked. Unwisely, some owners actually promote aggression in their dog’s symbols of power.
Hundreds of people die accidentally every year from CO poisoning
You can’t see or smell carbon monoxide, but at high levels it can kill a person in minutes. Carbon monoxide (CO) is produced whenever any fuel such as gas, oil, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned.
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