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Log an incident
Accidents happen, even in careful homes. This log is just for you — it can help you spot a pattern, or give your GP or health visitor an accurate picture.
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Hopefully it stays that way.
Your progress
You're doing great
Home safety isn't about a perfect house — it's about removing the risks that matter most, as your child grows into them. Being aware is most of the work.
Revisit as they grow
Safety needs change fast once they're crawling, cruising and climbing. Worth a fresh look every few months — the things you marked "not yet" are a good place to start.
If something happens
Worth reading now, not in the moment. In an emergency call 999. For urgent advice that isn't an emergency, call NHS 111 (always call 111 for a child under 5 if you're unsure).
Burns and scalds
Cool the burn under cool running water for at least 20 minutes, as soon as you can.
Take off clothing or a nappy near the burn — but don't pull off anything stuck to the skin. Keep the rest of your child warm, so they don't get cold while you cool the burn.
Never use ice, iced water, creams, butter or toothpaste. Once cooled, lay cling film over the burn lengthways (don't wrap it round).
Always get medical advice for a burn on a baby or child, even if it looks small.
Swallowed a button battery or magnets
Go straight to A&E, or call 999. Don't wait to see if symptoms appear.
A button battery stuck in the food pipe reacts with saliva and can start burning through tissue within about two hours. There may be no obvious symptoms at first.
Do not let your child eat or drink. Do not try to make them sick. Take the battery packaging or the product it came from with you, so the doctors know what they're dealing with.
The same applies to swallowed magnets — more than one can pinch the bowel together and cause serious damage.
Swallowed something poisonous
Call 999, or NHS 111 for advice if your child is well and alert.
Do not try to make them sick. Bringing it back up can cause more damage on the way.
Take the bottle, packet or plant with you — it helps enormously. Common culprits in this age group are laundry capsules, dishwasher tablets, medicines, e-cigarette refills and garden chemicals.
Choking
If your child is coughing loudly, let them cough — that's the most effective way to shift it. Stay with them.
If they can't cough, cry, breathe or make a sound, it's an emergency. Shout for help and call 999.
Back blows and chest or abdominal thrusts are the recognised next steps, and they're different for a baby under one than for an older child. This is one worth learning properly, from a video, before you ever need it.
Falls and head bumps
Most bumps are just bumps. A cold compress and a cuddle is usually the whole treatment.
Call 999 if your child was knocked out, has a fit, is very drowsy or hard to wake, is vomiting repeatedly, has clear fluid coming from the nose or ears, or fell from a height.
Call NHS 111 if you're at all unsure. Trust your instinct — you know what's normal for your child.