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Bicycle helmet - proper usage

Child safety

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Home safety

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SUN PROTECTION

• When outside on a warm, sunny day, protect yourself from the sun by wearing a hat, a water-proof sunscreen, and loose-fitting, light-colored clothing.
• Sun protection is especially important between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Drink plenty of water, but avoid drinking alcohol on hot, humid days when you are outside. Alcohol can cause dehydration.
• If you become overheated, sit in the shade, drink plenty of water, and try to keep your skin cool and moist.
• Keep very young children's skin from being exposed to the sun.
• Never leave children or pets unattended in a car in the sun -- even for a few minutes.
• Wear appropriate sunscreens -- a sunscreen rating of 15 should give adequate protection for most people.
• Remember, there is no such thing as a healthy suntan.

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BURGLARY PREVENTION

• Avoid unnecessary display or talk about your valuables.
• Avoid hiding a house key under the doormat or nearby vicinity.
• Teach your family to leave the house undisturbed and call the police if they discover a burglary has been committed.
• Trim trees and shrubs to eliminate hiding places.
• Consider a security closet with a solid core door and a dead-bolt lock.
• Keep emergency telephone numbers listed on your phone.
• Install lights around the perimeter of your home.
• Lock up your ladder.

DOORS AND ENTRY AREAS

• Outside doors should be solid core construction.
• Entry doors should have a wide-angle viewer.
• Exterior doors should have cylinder-type dead-bolt locks.
• Doors without cylinder locks should have a heavy bolt or some similar secure device that can be operated only from the inside.
• Sliding doors should have a lock that locks both the door panels together or the active side to the frame.
• The garage door and basement door should be secured with a lock.
• Lock your garage door at night and when you are away from home.

WINDOWS

• All windows should be equipped with locks or be pinned.
• Keep your windows locked when they are shut.
• Put secure locks on garage windows.
• Cover garage windows with curtains.

WHEN YOU GO ON VACATION

• Arrange for friends or neighbors to pick up newspapers and mail.
• Notify a neighbor you'll be gone.
• Arrange to keep your lawn maintained.
• Arrange to have your snow shoveled.
• Use timing devices for your lights and radio.

Review Date: 08/02/2009
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).