Household Accidents

Episode Overview:

HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE: IN THE KITCHEN, BATHROOM, LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM OR IN THE BACKYARD. NO ONE IS EXEMPT FROM ACCIDENTS AND HOUSEHOLD INJURIES ARE ONE OF THE TOP REASONS WHY KIDS UNDER AGE THREE GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. DR. NANDI AND HIS GUESTS, DISCUSS COMMON HOUSEHOLD INJURIES AND HOW ONE CAN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THEM.

Partha’s Prescriptions:

1. ALTHOUGH WE LIKE TO THINK OF OUR HOME AS A SAFE HAVEN, ACCIDENTS CAN MAKE YOUR HOUSE DANGEROUS. MOST HOME ACCIDENTS ARE A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR AND CAN BE PREVENTED.

2. HOME FIREWORKS ACCIDENTS SEND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM EVERY YEAR WITH INJURIES TO THE EYES, HANDS AND FINGERS. USE FIREWORKS SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY.

3. HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, REGARDLESS OF AGE. HOWEVER, CHILDREN HAVE THE HIGHEST RISK OF BEING INJURED AT HOME. MAKE SURE YOU CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME TO KEEP IT SAFE FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE.

4. AND FINALLY, TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WITH DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS. READ INSTRUCTIONS, WEAR SAFETY GEAR, AND IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT YOUR D-I-Y ABILITY, PLAY IT SAFE AND CALL A PROFESSIONAL.

Guests Including:

Glenn Haege,  America’s Master Handyman

Renee Zarr, Injury Prevention Education Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Rahul Mehta, MD Chief of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

Dave Rexroth, WXYZ-TV

The Foster Family: Quinton, Randi and 10-month old Elsie