Safety Tips for Children with Hemophilia
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Topic: Hemophilia
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Sort Desciption: These tips can help you keep your child safe and add to general safety advice for your childs stage of development. Use this guide to help keep your child and family safe both in and outside of your home. ...
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These tips can help you keep your child safe and add to general safety advice for your childs stage of development. Use this guide to help keep your child and family safe both in and outside of your home. Each home is different and no list is complete or fits every child and household. You know what is best for your child. Adapt these tips to meet the needs of your child and family. What works now may change as your child grows and develops. Tips for Using This Flyer: Give a copy to the people who care for your child. Mark tips that may help them when caring for your child. Talk with your childs care team including your childs health care provider, school nurse, principal, teacher, school staff and other caregivers. Involve your child. Talk about the steps youll take. Have your child help you. Ask your child what if questions to help them learn to problem solve. Be a role model. Children will do what you do. If you wear your helmet, they will too. Each child is different. Please talk with your childs health care provider. Water Safety Have your child wear a life vest in a boat, on a dock and near open water like rivers or lakes. Always watch your child or have an adult watch your child when playing in and around water even if there is a lifeguard on duty. 2 Car Safety Keep your child in the proper safety restraint: Babies should ride rear-facing until at least one year of age and at least 20 pounds. Rear facing infant seats should never be placed in a forward facing position. Toddlers and preschoolers, over one year and 20-40 pounds, use a convertible car seat in the forward-facing position. Children, 40 to 80 pounds, should use a belt-positioning booster seat. Children over 8 years, at least 49 tall, and 80 pounds, use a lap and shoulder belt. Pedestrian Safety Mark safe places to stand while waiting for the bus. Bike Safety Also for roller ...
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