| Protecting you and your family from criminals, natural | | | | security systems today come with flood and fire |
| disasters, and other things that go 'bump' in the night | | | | protection, but the proper installation of common |
| can be a real challenge, but what can be done about | | | | battery operated smoke detectors can work |
| dangers that lurk right around each and every corner | | | | wonders too! Escaping a fire is all about timing, so get |
| of the average home? Within most residences are | | | | out while there is still time and prevent this tragically |
| hundreds of dangers that can lead to accidents, | | | | all too common accident. |
| which in turn cause injury or even, in some cases, | | | | Poisonings. Especially in homes with small children, |
| death. If you are worried about not just your home | | | | poisoning should be a big concern, however, people |
| security but your home safety too, then it's | | | | of all ages suffer from accidental poisonings each |
| important to avoid some of the most common | | | | year. Everything from unlocked cupboards and |
| household accidents. | | | | cabinets within reach of small children, to mislabeled |
| Falls. Good lighting both inside and outside the home | | | | medications in bathroom cabinets can lead to injury or |
| does not just serve to deter burglars, but it is also | | | | death. Invisible and airborne threats like carbon |
| good for preventing slips and the horrific falls they | | | | monoxide gas and radon can also cause medical |
| can cause. Motion detector lighting protects your | | | | issues and death. Install the proper detection units to |
| home security by both startling thieves, and taking | | | | prevent a catastrophe from occurring within the |
| away the cover of darkness during the night. Lighting | | | | safety of your home. |
| outside can prevent you from being attacked outside | | | | Scalds and Burns. Whether with hot liquids, steam, |
| the home, but can also keep you from slipping or | | | | the stove, fire or other flame, scalds and burns are |
| tripping when it's too dark out to properly see where | | | | some of the most common injuries seen in |
| you are going. Inside, good lighting on stairs, | | | | emergency rooms, and most of them are caused by |
| wherever there is a 'step' up or down, and anywhere | | | | entirely careless accidents that occur in and around |
| else that seems troublesome can be the difference | | | | the home. Keep dangerous and flammable items in |
| between a close call, and a devastating fall! | | | | appropriate storage containers around the house, and |
| Fires. One of the biggest threats of death when it | | | | always out of the reach of children. Never leave an |
| comes to safety is a home fire. Not only is it | | | | unattended child in the bathroom, the bathtub, the |
| important to be prepared with what to do in the | | | | kitchen, or any other area where a hot water scald |
| event of a fire, including an escape plan and adequate | | | | could be the result of an unintentional bump, slip, of |
| protection like fire extinguishers around the house, | | | | flip of a switch. |
| but to have a system of detection. Many home | | | | |